Chapter 38
Episode 38 There’s a tiger in my house too (2)
A month has already passed since I started living as a gourmet.
So far, there have been no demands or surveillance from Paedomun, and the entry and exit of members of the clan was free.
The unpretentious and consistent appearance of this place gradually opened Yujinsan’s heart.
In front of me, my granddaughter was constantly swinging a stick with both hands.
“Yap yap!”
Yu Jin-san, who held his left hand behind his back, also exchanged a series of strikes with the stick of his right hand.
The two long sticks were mixed together, constantly emitting cheerful sounds.
Papak-! Papapak-!
“slowly. “Relax a little more.”
If it were the original training method, you would have to swing faster and stronger and shout. That would be normal.
However, if Yu Seol did not control his strength and speed, he could not handle it.
Pak-! Papapak-!
“A little more slowly.”
Every time I divided the sum, my wrist tingled. Because the granddaughter started putting bets on sticks. Surprisingly, I learned it on my own.
Byak-!
It was the sound of a tree being split in two.
Yu Jin-san looked at his broken stick and sighed.
‘This is a long way to go. I need to quickly learn how to control my speed and power.’
Not knowing that the grandfather was in trouble, Yoo Seol was happy and roared.
“Have you harmed yourself?”
“Hey guy. “Is it okay to break grandpa’s stick like this?”
“Hehehe.”
Yu Seol ran around the yard with her arms spread out, as if she was excited.
After observing the child for a moment, Yu Jin-san carefully took out the secret weapon of the wind spear from his pocket.
He had an obligation to pass on the family’s martial arts to his children before his death.
“Come here. From now on, let’s learn our family’s spear skills.”
“Cedar~”
The granddaughter was already climbing the peach tree in the corner of the yard.
“You have to learn this to become a great person. Come down quickly.”
“Seol won’t do it.”
As expected, today was no different.
While he enjoyed training with other martial arts like it was a game, he didn’t even pay attention to Salpungchang. It was really crazy and jumping around.
“How fun is this?”
“It’s not fun.”
Looking at him shaking his head, it seemed like he really didn’t like it.
However, you cannot forcefully inform them. There was no way for me to pass on the wind spear unless I had the will to do so.
‘This is a big deal. I’ll have to find a way to make Seol interested in Salpungchang.’
This is the festival of the ancestors who were famous as Changgui, and he was the best martial artist in the family.
If only they could learn this secret skill, there would be a line of warriors ready to risk their lives.
Why is it that he refuses to practice this world-class martial arts technique? It was natural for Jinsan Yu to feel frustrated.
It was when he was contemplating a method.
“Hey, eat this.”
Yuseol hanging on the tree pursed his lips and held out his hand. In her cute hands was an uneaten peach.
“This tree is not ours, so we must not eat the fruit without permission.”
“Cedar! “It’s my thing.”
“Then you become a thief. “If I become a thief…”
Yu Jin-san trailed off. This is because I could feel the presence of people beyond the fence.
It wasn’t just one or two. Moreover, it is a flow of energy that even feels like war clouds.
As he approached and looked outside the fence, he looked puzzled.
“…?”
It was Baek Gyu, the owner of Paedo Gate.
Two swords were hanging from his waist, and his shiny bald head was tied with a red bandana. Moreover, he is even taking off his top. He seemed to be in high spirits.
Dozens of disciples were following behind him, and they were all wearing the same clothes.
“Are you going to a battlefield somewhere?”
The footsteps of the warriors passing by stopped at the same time.
Baek-gyu, who was in the lead, looked over the fence and raised one hand.
“It’s no big deal, brother. I was on my way to check on the news that the bloodletting bastards had attacked our children in Dongcheon. “I’m going to go and kill them all now.”
Dongcheon was the name of the market under the jurisdiction of Paedomun. I heard that Hohyeon’s turf war was intensifying recently, but it seemed like it had gotten deeper.
“Is it okay if I don’t help you?”
“It looks like only random people came, so there’s nothing to worry about. And, brother.”
Baek-gyu stopped speaking and looked at the child who was climbing on the peach tree.
“…?”
“Are we strangers? If my baby wants to eat peaches or anything else, let him eat as much as he wants. “If you eat well, you won’t grow faster, right?”
I think I heard something said to my granddaughter a little while ago. As expected from a transcendental expert, his hearing was impeccable.
“Thank you for saying that. “Then, take care and travel safely.”
“There is nothing to worry about. “I’ll buy you some bamboo leaf greens on the way.”
“No. “It’s okay to drink, but it would be nice if you could buy me a Tanghulu.”
Baek-gyu looked back and forth between Yu Jin-san and his granddaughter and laughed heartily.
“ha ha ha! How are you going to live alone when Seol gets married later? See you later in the evening!”
“So be it.”
Jinsan Yu held his back and stared at them in silence as they walked away.
It was a force so great that it could wipe out a considerable force in one fell swoop.
‘As you said, if we die after seeing Seol get married, we will have no wish.’
Yu Jin-san turned his back and entered the living quarters.
As I sat down for a moment to catch my breath, a small shadow followed me.
“If you have a fortune-telling breakfast after practicing martial arts, your fatigue will disappear and you will feel better.”
As he sat cross-legged, the child sat across from him and took the same position.
After martial arts training, the two always have a fortune-telling breakfast together.
I couldn’t help but find my granddaughter’s beauty in practicing inner strength without being told to do so.
I wanted to at least compliment him, but chatting during fortune telling is prohibited. Yu Jin-san closed his eyes and focused all his attention on Jin-gi’s Iljucheon (一周天).
“….”
In the deep silence, the two slowly fell into a trance.
As I forgot everything and gave myself over to the passage of time, my mind became peaceful.
“….”
That was when the silence continued.
How much time has passed? Suddenly, I heard my granddaughter murmur.
“Ouch…”
I couldn’t understand what the child was saying, but I couldn’t ask.
This is because only absolute self-sufficient masters with free flow of blood are able to speak during fortune telling.
Yu Jin-san, who could not respond, just passed it on and the child muttered once again.
“The tiger is like this.”
A tiger came out of nowhere. He was a child who had never actually seen a tiger.
As Yu Jin-san thought about it, he was able to recall a certain memory.
Didn’t Baek-gyu call his wife a tiger in front of the child?
‘…no way?’
It didn’t feel good.
Yoo Seol, who has superhuman senses, can even sense the movement of birds flying a hundred miles away.
There was no reason for a child to say something like that for no reason.
Jinsan Yu hurriedly finished his fortune-telling breakfast and stood up.
“The tiger lady is sick?”
“huh!”
Clearly, something was going on in Paedomun’s manor.
Unable to just leave it at that, he picked up the Hwaryongshin Spear.
“Grandpa will come take a look, so wait here.”
Suddenly-!
When he ran outside, Yoo Seol was left alone and just sat quietly with his eyes closed.
That was when some time passed.
Suddenly-!
The door opened again and the grandfather appeared. In his left hand he was holding a wrapping cloth.
I changed my plan to go alone. The decision was made that if there was danger here, leaving the granddaughter alone would be a worse choice.
“Hurry up and get on your back!”
As soon as the words were finished, rumors started flying around.
The time it took for the cute feet to kick off the ground and land on the grandfather’s back was only a moment.
There was no time to hesitate. Yu Jin-san tied the child with a wrapping cloth as he ran.
Then he saw a long stick hanging from above his head like a fishing rod.
“Why did you bring that?”
“Seol brought a toy.”
I no longer had the spirit to worry about trivial things.
It was a training ground for Paedomun. The closer we got to that place, the more intense the noise became.
The sound of weapons clashing and endless screams. It was clear that there was an attack.
‘Do you mean Seongdonggyeokseo?’
The attack came at the right time when Baek Gyu and the elite warriors were away. It was clear that the bloodletting provocation at Dongcheon Market was a bait.
After a while, he arrived at his destination and couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
The scene that unfolded before my eyes was truly spectacular.
“why? scared? “Come and see us!”
Baek-gyu’s wife, clutching a scimitar, was writing a curse with her back to the shrine.
Even though there was a sword stuck in his abdomen, he didn’t even seem to care about his injuries.
And dozens of bald warriors lined up on the left and right as if to assist her. Each of them had a solemn expression on their faces as they held the twin swords in both hands.
There were about fifty people surrounding them, all wearing red clothing.
“Didn’t you say there would be no problem if you just surrendered?”
“I would rather hang myself than submit to you.”
A man who appeared to be the leader of a warrior wearing hostile clothing set out to persuade Baek-gyu’s wife, but it did not seem easy.
“There’s no need to hold on like this, right? “According to the will of the Apostolic Alliance, the four factions of Hohyeon must become one.”
“Then all you have to do is kneel at our paedomun.”
“Are you saying that you would give up your life just because of your pride?”
Baek-gyu’s wife clearly understood their intentions. The intention is to use them here as hostages to bring Baekgyu into submission and absorb Paedomun.
She had a devil-like expression and did not back down even an inch.
“Shut up. “Before I tear your mouth open with a scimitar.”
Yu Jin-san, who was watching the scene from afar, stuck out his tongue.
‘That’s such a great lady.’
It was a moment when I understood why Baek-gyu, who was strong in martial arts, was unable to move from his wife.
I finished assessing the situation, but I couldn’t move easily. This is because it was not a force that could be overturned just by joining.
Each of the warriors was at least second-rate, and the person leading them seemed to be a master of the highest order, unable to predict victory or defeat.
However, you cannot run away without loyalty.
‘What can I do about this?’
It was a problem that could be solved if Baek-gyu returned with the elites, but the possibility of coming in time seemed slim.
Even the lull is only temporary. If Sahyeolmun started attacking again, it seemed like Paedomun wouldn’t be able to hold out even for a moment with its current strength.
No matter how hard I tried, there was only one way.
Yu Jin-san took a deep breath and asked softly behind his back.
“baby. “Grandpa said what would happen if I did something bad?”
“Things!”
“Yes, it turned out very well. “Then, shall we play a game with Grandpa?”
“huh! Like what?”
He whispered as he aimed the tip of his spear at the enemy warriors.
“See those guys in red over there? From now on, whenever Grandpa runs, Seol will hit his head with a stick.”
“Are you guys doing bad things?”
“Yes, I did a lot. So I guess we’ll have to scold him.”
Yu Seol twirled the stick in his hand and asked once more.
“Are you really dirty?”
Normally, he had been trained to never use force against people.
But today was different.
“It’s okay when grandpa gives permission. Then, let’s have some fun from now on.”
“Hi-Hi.”