Episode 7.
What takes precedence over addition (1)
“….”
The air in the room was so heavy that it felt like it was suffocating.
It was an atmosphere where even the sound of breathing was not allowed. Yeon Ji-pyeong glanced at his father and brother with anxious eyes.
“gulp.”
The sound of passing needles shook the air.
After so much time had passed, Yeonwi finally opened his mouth.
“Explain.”
It was a simple statement with no hesitation.
Yeon Ho-jeong said calmly.
“There was an argument and a fight.”
“I never asked you to summarize.”
It was a voice whose emotions were difficult to read.
And it was the same for Yeonhojeong.
“The woman from the Namgung family started an argument first. They said they would make us kneel. “They were so desperate for life that I thought I couldn’t just get away with it, so I beat them all up.”
“I heard that the child of the Yi family had his face crushed and the daughter of the Nangung family had her arms and legs broken.”
“That’s right.”
“In particular, it is said that the Namgung family’s wife is not yet coming to her senses. “They say I need to recuperate for at least half a year due to severe internal and external injuries.”
“Is that so?”
“okay.”
“I don’t think I’ll ever touch this place again.”
Yeonwi’s eyebrows twitched.
It was a slight change in facial expression. Yeon Ji-pyeong became even more nervous because he didn’t know what it meant.
Yeonwi opened his mouth again.
“No matter how much of an argument they started, the fact that two men beat up a woman is a big problem.”
“You mean two?”
“hmm?”
“I did it alone. “Pyeong-i did not come forward.”
Yeonwi looked at Yeonjipyeong.
“Is it true?”
“…yes.”
He looked very nervous, but at least it didn’t seem like he was lying.
Yeonwi was inwardly embarrassed.
‘Are you going to deal with them both by yourself?’
He was well aware of his eldest son’s skills. He was not a child without talent, but his skills were not yet top-notch.
Even if the children of the Anhui family can do that, the style of the Nangong family’s women is different. It was difficult to think that he had the skills to overwhelm without getting hurt, even if he had been hit.
“You really took on those two alone.”
“To be exact, I knocked him down because he came forward first, and then I took care of the woman from the Namgung family.”
“I took care of it…”
Yeonwi said in a heavier voice.
“I do not want you to become gentlemen. However, pay more attention to your daily words and actions. A harsh heart leads to harsh words, and harsh words determine your actions.”
“Is that so.”
“There is nothing more damaging than losing your cool in a few words.”
Yeon Ho-jeong said no more.
This is not a place for refutation or instilling ideas. He was the grand duke of the Yan family, but at the same time, he was the lord of Heukje Castle, the greatest of the four factions. Naturally, it was inevitable that it would be far from the unmanned image pursued by the family.
Crucially, he didn’t want to fight with his father. This was the reason why Yeon Ho-jeong was reluctant to speak.
Yeonwi said while looking at her eldest son who was silent.
“Whatever the reason, the Namgung family, along with the main family, is a prestigious family in the martial arts family and is considered one of the seven major families. It is a big problem that the sons of two families fought to the point of bloodshed. “I think you know too.”
It was a subtle rebuke. This meant that there should not be an argument even if it meant avoiding the situation.
Yeon Ho-jeong tilted his head.
“Are you from the Seven Great Families?”
“What do you mean?”
“That girl doesn’t recognize her original family as the Seventh Generation.”
Yeonwi’s eyes changed.
But his voice was no different from before.
“It’s just an immature remark from an immature child. “What is the difference between Namgungse judging it based on the will of the whole and being triumphant about knowing ten things after seeing one thing?”
“I am not dissatisfied with the Namgung family.”
“if?”
“What matters is the situation and who is at fault.”
“Do you mean to face the essence?”
“That’s right.”
“The essence is always important. Likewise, it is important to distinguish between right and wrong and the punishment that comes with it. But the world is not that simple. “You have to be even more careful, especially when your opponent is strong.”
“I know.”
“If you knew, you shouldn’t have acted like that.”
This time, Yeon Ho-jeong kept his mouth shut.
There was a lot I could say. Living in the back alleys, he encountered the meanness and horror of the black island countless times, but at the same time was able to observe the duplicity and frustration of the white island.
However, if this was the law of the family and my father’s thoughts, there was nothing more to say.
Yeonwi, who was looking at her two sons with indifferent eyes, opened her mouth.
“Whether to reward or punish, we will decide after seeing how the situation unfolds.”
“….”
“Each of you, go back to your own home and get some self-restraint.”
Yeon Ji-pyeong’s face turned white at the unusual words.
Their father has never once ordered them to self-reflect. My father’s eyes were always as clear as a judge’s, and he was a person who made choices and judgments as resolutely as a blade.
A person like that tells you to self-reflect. Yeon Ji-pyeong felt that the situation was more serious than he thought.
“father.”
“Say it.”
“That’s it. Maybe it was because of me that the fight broke out. If I had prevented it in advance…”
“It happened and people got hurt. And it was not you who hurt the person, but your brother.”
“Oh father!”
“Go back to your home and get some sleep.”
“Wait a minute, just listen to me a little longer…!”
Yeonwi’s eyebrows twitched. Yeon Ji-pyeong’s mouth suddenly closed.
At that time, Yeonhojeong woke up.
“Then let’s go in. Let’s go, Pyeong-ah.”
In the end, Yeonjipyeong had no choice but to wake up.
On the way out of the house and back to my residence.
Yeon Ji-pyeong lowered his head.
“I’m sorry, brother.”
“hmm?”
“For no reason, this happened because of me. If only I had eaten with my brother at his residence….”
“Ji-pyeong.”
“yes?”
“It’s not something the brother who had an accident would say, but there is something I want you to keep in mind.”
“What is it?”
“There is no such thing as what if.”
Yeon Ji-pyeong’s eyes wavered.
“Everything that happens in this world has cause and effect. But in the end, it is people who create the cause and effect. “You were the one who asked to go to Goyangru, but it was I who took the initiative.”
“….”
“In the end, the result is what matters.”
“But.”
“Let me ask you something. “If I hadn’t used my hands, would you have used your hands?”
Yeon Ji-pyeong thought for a moment and nodded.
“Yes, I think so.”
It was a short but thoughtful answer. Yeon Ho-jeong knew Yeon Ji-pyeong’s sincerity.
“But the reality is different. “I already destroyed them both before you did anything.”
“….”
“If they are going to hold you guilty, even the ancestors who brought Yeonga to the world should be cursed. “Is that what you want?”
“Oh no! “That can’t be possible!”
“know. So the what if assumption is meaningless.”
“Still…”
Yeon Ji-pyeong, who was biting her lip, clenched her fists and shouted.
“If you get punished, I will get it too! “I will definitely tell my father that!”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled and stroked his head.
Yeon Ji-pyeong was shocked.
“Wow! “My hair is getting messy!”
“You b*stard, where in the world is there a parent who punishes an innocent child?”
“Sniff. “But that’s okay.”
“Stop thinking about unnecessary things and just go back to your home. “You must have been surprised in one way or another, so sleep well.”
Yeon Ji-pyeong shook Yeon Ho-jeong’s sleeve.
“Brother too. “Okay?”
“Don’t worry, man.”
Yeon Ji-pyeong, who hesitated several times as if she couldn’t keep her feet, eventually lowered her head and headed toward her residence.
Yeon Ho-jeong, who was standing there looking at Yeon Ji-pyeong’s back, muttered softly.
“Maybe it’s natural to be so anxious. Because I did the same.”
No matter how deep your love is, you won’t know it if you don’t express it.
Unfortunately, my father was not the type to show his emotions outwardly. Rather, stricter laws were given to blood relatives and they taught them to attach importance to family rules.
It doesn’t matter to me, but I wish Pyeong could be a little softer.
Yeon Ho-jeong grumbled softly.
“Anyway, what should I do with Byeokna Jin-gyeol? Can I cook it now? “I feel like I’m going to get scolded.”
* * *
It was after midnight.
A strong energy rose outside the gate of the house.
“house owner!”
A loud voice broke through the gate and made the entire outer garden vibrate.
“You guys! Open the door! “Bring the head of the family right away!”
“who are you?”
“What? Are you guys asking me who I am? OK! “I’ll tell you!”
Quang!
A shock accompanied by a loud noise shook the south gate of the outer garden.
Kwazijic! thud!
One side of the door collapsed.
The large door, which was one foot high and more than half a foot thick, was shattered with one blow. There was a large human palm print deeply engraved in the center of the broken door.
“What are you doing?”
“You can’t shut up! I am Daesan of the Nangong family! “Bring the head of the family right away!”
“How can even the Nangung family commit such a reckless act!”
“Martial arts? under! You speak well! What is this family that has a truly ruthless person as their child? “It’s no different from the Parakho group!”
“What kind of insult is that?!”
Crash!
At that time, dozens of warriors came to the broken south gate.
They were the iron-clad guards who protected Yeonga’s outer garden. Their martial arts skills, which were mainly responsible for guarding and guarding, were worthy of being called first-class.
“Are you saying these things are going to come out in earnest now?!”
“I can’t tolerate this anymore…!”
“Get out of the way!”
puck!
The man who pushed past the gatekeeper of the south gate and came in was a middle-aged man with a bulky build.
He was almost seven feet tall and carried a large sword on his back that was three or four times the size of any other long sword.
The eyes of the impregnable prisoners shone.
The large swordsman radiated a force that was truly rare. The energy that must have been strong from the beginning was rising like a wave due to anger.
He was none other than Namgungdaesan (南宮大山). The person who had called to stop by at noon today suddenly broke in and broke in.
“house owner! The head of the house, come out immediately! “I am Namgung…!”
“I’m already here.”
Namgung Daesan looked at the warehouse of the building on the left.
A middle-aged man was walking down the path next to the warehouse. It was Yeonwi, a man who at first glance seemed like a stubborn scholar.
Nangong Daesan’s face distorted.
“house owner! “How can this be?!”
“It’s not what I want to say.”
“what?!”
Yeonwi gave off a cool glow.
At that look in his eyes, Namgung Daesan flinched without realizing it.
“My family accepts guests, but they do not accept robbers. “What is this that a person who is the head of the outer circle of the Namgung family, the best in Anhui, is doing?”
Calm and cool. Yan Wei’s voice and tone contrasted sharply with the fiery atmosphere of Nangongdaesan Mountain.
Nangong Daesan gritted his teeth.
Even though he was said to be the most hot-tempered member of the Namgung family, he could not dare to utter abusive language in front of Yeonwi.
“I won’t talk too much! “I believe that the head of the family has heard everything about the situation!”
“What are you talking about?”
“Are you pretending not to know when you know? “The matriarch’s children saw the matriarch’s wedding…!”
“It’s about an incident where a girl from your family not only mocked her family, but also tried to kill my children.”
Namgung Daesan’s mouth dropped open.
“What?!”
What would happen if frost settled on a thousand-year-old rock?
Yeonwi spoke in a harsh tone.
“I wanted to properly examine it.”
