Episode 104. Why do adults hit children?
Poongyeoncho and Takgomyeong knew who was waiting to meet them. So they weren’t surprised when they saw her sitting there.
But the speaker is different.
All she knows is that the other person’s last name is ‘Pungga’ and ‘Takga’.
“… … .”
At first, I couldn’t even recognize the speaker.
Unlike when they were at O Bong San Chae, Poong Yeon Cho and Tak Go Myeong looked fine, so I couldn’t even guess.
Poongyeoncho discarded the leather clothes he always wore, and Takgomyeong trimmed his bushy beard. With just that, the two of them had completely changed.
But the speaker is a man with a keen eye.
The moment she sat down across from the two of them, she thought, ‘They look familiar.’
Where on earth did I see that?
It didn’t immediately come to mind where it was, but it definitely wasn’t Waryongjang.
After an awkward silence, Poongyeoncho spoke first.
“Your Majesty, it’s been a while.”
For a moment, the speaker’s eyes widened.
As soon as I heard the voice, the hazy fog that had been like a lie cleared away.
He was the eldest brother of the O Bong Sip Geol and the owner of O Bong San Chae.
And the person next to him is a debt collector!
“Why are you here!”
The startled speaker jumped up from his seat.
No matter how chaotic the world is, how dare the thieves of the Green Forest walk around the city in broad daylight!
‘Huh! Then what about the old man and the boy who helped Pungga and Takga?’
The speaker, who had been standing there blankly, suddenly spoke coldly.
“Oh! Now I understand. I heard that the ronin sold the Gucheon Sword of Waryongjang here and there. So you’re saying that you stole the martial arts and now you’re a ronin?”
“Please sit down and calm down so I can explain.”
At Pungyeoncho’s words, the speaker shouted out loud.
“What kind of explanation is that! What did you guys do to our Waryongjang? And now you dare to pretend to be a ronin with Waryongjang’s swordsmanship?”
The speaker stopped speaking and looked around.
It was because I remembered the young thief who fought against the world’s top ten swordsman, Yi Cheon Geom Jeon.
Unable to stand watching, Tak Go-myeong snapped at him bluntly.
“Do you think we came here because we like you? Sit down or leave, do whatever you want. We won’t lose anything anyway.”
The speaker hesitated for a moment and then sat down again.
I thought that it was not too late to act after hearing the story. The presence of the Oh Bong-sip-geol was too great for him to act according to his nature.
“Huh! What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”
She expressed her extreme disgust by sitting cross-legged with her upper body twisted.
Poongyeoncho shook his head while looking at the sight and said.
“Do you remember our younger brother who fought with Yeon So-jo?”
“I don’t know why that… … person’s story is being brought up here.”
The speaker was about to say ‘that guy’ but then he changed his words to ‘that guy’. If he came and made a fuss, he would lose his job.
“My younger brother’s name is Yeon Jeok-ha. Yeon Jeok-ha, the fourth son of Waryongjang. I believe you know why he did that to you without me having to explain it to you.”
“… … .”
For a moment, the speaker’s body froze.
You want me to marry you?
The fourth son of Waryongjang?
The lover who escaped after being locked in a warehouse for ten years?
As I thought about that, my face suddenly turned red.
After his father’s body was desecrated, Waryongjang’s name was buried in the ground. If Yeonjeokha’s story was also revealed, he would not be able to show his face.
Tak Go-myeong spoke in a complaining tone.
“I see you are embarrassed, so I think you understand the situation. Our sworn brothers learned swordsmanship from Yeon-ah. You could say we are the same class as you. I came out to tell you that.”
“That, that can’t be.”
The speaker’s face was filled with disbelief.
How could he learn such martial arts when he was locked in a warehouse?
“Yeon-ah has cut ties with you Yeon-ssi. So don’t expect anything from us.”
“For your information, not only my two brothers, but most of the Five Bongsipgeol have left Nokrim. It’s not a past that is worthy of being shown to others, so please cooperate so that we can bury it and leave.”
Unlike the cold Tak Go-myeong, Poong Yeon-cho’s speech was gentle.
In fact, his proposal was nothing special.
Among the ronin, there were quite a few who had a past even more sinister than theirs.
The speaker, who was staring blankly into space, asked.
“… … Is it really true that he is the enemy?”
There must have been a change in his mind, as his speech became more polite.
As the speech died down, Tak Go-myeong turned his gaze out the window and said, “Tsk.”
Poongyeoncho confirmed it again.
“exactly.”
“You learned the swordsmanship of Waryongjang from him?”
“That’s right.”
“Ha! Let’s say he’s my younger brother, Jeokha. He was locked in the warehouse when he was six years old. He’s never formally learned the swordsmanship of the main body. How can he… … .”
“I wonder if he taught us swordsmanship?”
“is it so.”
“You said you got the secret recipe from your ancestors in the warehouse. You learned it and escaped. After that, you wandered around begging for food until you were found by us right before you died.”
“I can’t believe it. With such noble martial arts skills, you ended up wandering around as a beggar.”
“He was a boy who was locked in a warehouse when he was six years old and lived isolated from the world for ten years. He was said to have walked aimlessly, thinking of running away from Waryongjang. So he had no choice but to wander and beg?”
“… … .”
The speaker bit his lip.
I vaguely thought I knew what kind of state Yeonjeokha was in.
“He is still as ignorant of the world as a child. Don’t blame everything on your mother. Do you think that those who turned a blind eye to it are not guilty?”
“I am…….”
She tried to retort, but her mouth wouldn’t open.
When Yeonjeok-ha was locked in the warehouse, she was nine years old. She pretended not to know for ten years after that. Since everyone took it for granted, she didn’t think it was her fault.
Tak Go-myeong, who had been babbling, suddenly intervened.
“I’ll say it again, Yeon-ah has cut ties with you. So now there’s no need to worry about whether you did well or not. It’s better to just not think of it as anything other than the fact that you’re from the same Yeon clan.”
“… … Now, I have no intention of coming forward and saying I am his sister.”
“Thank goodness. I think you understood what I was saying. Now let’s get things sorted out. Why did you suddenly want to see us?”
“Just because you guys are from Waryongjang. You shouldn’t fight among your classmates… … .”
Tak Go-myeong kept his mouth shut at the speaker’s words.
It was a bit strange that they were fighting because they were from the same school but on different sides.
As soon as she finished speaking, Poongyeoncho stepped forward.
“So, what do you think, Yeon So-jo?”
“Usually, when you are alumni, the subordinate will give in. But I don’t think of you as alumni.”
Tak Go-myeong, who was in a rage, said sarcastically, “Hmph.”
“That’s good. We have no intention of giving in either.”
The speaker stood up slowly.
“I will never reveal your past with my own mouth. But I have no intention of leniently treating you in a fight. If you want to live long, you better act on your own.”
The speaker left without even listening to the two people’s answers.
“What did you just say?”
“I said let’s give it a try.”
“Do we look so easy?”
“Honestly, do you think we would be worthy in the eyes of the Yeons who have been practicing Waryongjang swordsmanship for over ten years?”
“is it…….”
Poongyeoncho looked at the empty space with complicated eyes.
I was hoping to avoid fighting with the Yeons if possible, but it seems like that might be wrong.
***
release.
Haewon Sangbang.
“… … They learned the swordsmanship of Waryongjang, but they were people I didn’t know. I think they learned it from the ronin who left Waryongjang.”
The face of Daejoo Cheon Kyung-dae, who was speaking to Daehangsu Yang Seung-won, was calm.
Strictly speaking, it is not a lie, since he is someone who fell from Yeonjeokhado Waryongjang.
Yang Seung-won clicked his tongue as if he felt regret.
“Tsk! If he had been Waryongjang’s direct disciple, things would have been easy. Why did he have to learn from ronin? Yeon Daeju, Waryongjang’s swordsmanship is truly amazing.”
“… … .”
A bitter smile appeared on the speaker’s face.
At one time, Waryongjang was considered the second best martial arts school in Luoyang after Uicheonmun. Now, that is all a thing of the past.
The speaker returned to his accommodation and was lost in thought for a moment.
‘Should I tell my brothers about this?’
You’ll be quite surprised to hear that the young thief from O Bong San Chae has fallen in love.
‘Ah! Now that I think about it, I didn’t even ask where the enemy was… … .’
As soon as I thought about it, I started to feel a little uneasy.
If Yeonjeok-ha gets involved in this matter, he will have to give up Jinan Night Market.
No, right now, the wind and the clouds are also a headache.
If by any chance they died, it was obvious that Yeon-jeok-ha would take revenge.
‘Even if it’s not like that, Waryongjang will be gnashing his teeth, so he won’t stay still… … .’
If he comes out, it’s not a big deal to close down a Haewon Sangbang.
Wasn’t the ark of the Four Seas, with all its might, dragged away by the government?
The speaker, who had been thinking hard, quickly got up from his seat.
First, I decided to tell this fact to my brothers in Jeongju.
***
“Give me a penny! Yes?”
“Gentlemen, please give me a penny!”
Beggars were crowding in front of me.
People scattered left and right to avoid the beggars.
Yeonjeokha, Gucheonnodo, and Simtongdo all stepped aside in surprise.
The beggars swarmed the people like a school of carp seeking food.
However, Yeonjeokha and Simtong were exceptions.
The beggars did not dare to approach when they saw the swords hanging from the waists of the two men.
“Merciful Madam, like Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, please spare this poor life! I became an orphan at an early age and have nowhere to turn. Please take pity on me… … .”
Yeonjeokha’s gaze turned to one side at the familiar sound.
A young boy with disheveled hair was begging for money from a woman in her forties.
But the woman in her forties quickly passed by, dodging here and there.
It’s when a little kid who has lost his goal stands there blankly.
A beggar who looked to be in his twenties hit the boy on the back of the head with a bucket.
“You idiot! What are you doing! Can’t you hurry up and get to work!”
Only then did the child, stroking his hair, walk away to find another object.
The eyes of the young man and Yeonjeokha, who were looking around, met.
The young man smiled awkwardly and nodded his head.
I felt embarrassed because I was caught nagging a little kid.
Yeonjeokha waved her hand at the young man.
“Oh my! Did you call me, Your Majesty?”
The little rascal approached, wondering if he might make some money.
Yeonjeokha looked at the young man carefully.
Judging by his well-proportioned physique and gleaming eyes, he was someone who had mastered the art of internal affairs.
“hey.”
“yes?”
“Why does a grown man hit a little kid?”
“That, that, I didn’t hit you… … . I meant to tell you to do well… … .”
“You hit me to make me do well?”
“I didn’t hit you.”
The little dog was slowly becoming more and more upset as it crouched.
It was really unpleasant to have a guy with no brains meddling.
I glanced at the old man next to the boy, but he didn’t seem like anything special. He seemed to be a Confucian scholar who was ignorant of the ways of the world and had gone out for an outing with his servants.
‘Look at this?’
Are you picking a fight with the beggars of openness?
Isn’t this the perfect person to extort money from?
As the story got longer, large beggars started to gather one by one.
This time, the dog grinned at the boy, showing its yellow teeth.
“But who are you, that you keep babbling like this? Do you think that beggars have no pride because they don’t have money? Huh? Are you a very talented prince?”
Wuxia,
