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Chapter 296
Chapter 296. Returning Home in Plain Robes (4)
Instead of entering the banquet hall, we had to head immediately for the bathing tubs.
Every time we washed our bodies with powder made by grinding red beans and mung beans, filthy water flowed off us. Only after emptying the bathing tubs three whole times were we finally able to change clothes and head to the banquet hall.
And when we entered the banquet hall,
“Eldest Senior Brother!!”
Е̇nû mà
“So-un!”
The people of Taeul Sect, who had initially kept their distance, came forward gladly and began exchanging greetings with us.
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This was too much.
I had at least washed myself in a stream before coming here.
Meanwhile, the Gold-Silver-Copper brothers, who had been surrounded by their fellow disciples, also approached their parents and gave them dignified greetings.
“Ha ha…… The boys who left as children have returned as men.”
W̊ еb̄ṅo̊ v̂ е l̂ Е̃ n̈ ǔm а̃
“……Sob, sniff.”
Their parents tried hard to hide their tears at the sight of the children who had grown over the past year.
And beside them, “You have suffered much. You have truly suffered much.”
There was Hong Mun-gi, tightly embracing Sa-ryeon.
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Emotional reunions continued throughout the banquet hall.
For no reason, the tip of my nose prickled.
Ĕ nüm å
At that moment, I heard a familiar voice.
“When you leave, and when you return…… you truly are impossible to predict.”
When I turned my head, Wang Geum-san was approaching together with Wang So-so.
“Have you been well?”
“Well……. There has been so much work that I feel I may die earlier than my destined lifespan.”
“I heard the prosperity of Wang Estate has resounded beyond Jiangnan and into Jiangbei.”
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“Haha, do not say such things. It is still hard enough as it is.”
Wang Geum-san looked at me with strange eyes.
Then he spoke subtly.
“So, what I mean is…… the dividends you bring in are far too large. Could you not take it a little easier now?”
For some reason, Wang Geum-san’s eyes were filled with earnest pleading.
But earnest pleading was earnest pleading, and a transaction was a transaction.
Ẃ ѐbnо́v е l Ẽ ṅ.ü mа
“Estate Master, that is a little…….”
Before I could even shake my head, Wang So-so’s scolding flew out.
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“Father, really! You said your original dream was to build the greatest merchant guild under Heaven. Thanks to Brother, you have come even closer to that dream, so is that not wonderful?”
“No…… that was a dream from my youth, and now I would rather retire and rest while watching my grandchildren’s cute antics.”
Wang So-so pushed her father aside and stood before me.
“Brother. While you, Senior Sister, and Senior Brother Geum-pyo were away, I worked hard to take care of the people of Taeul Sect.”
Е̂ n̄ u mа̇
At Wang So-so’s behavior, sticking her head out like a child hoping to be praised, I chuckled and stroked her hair.
“Thank you.”
“Hehe.”
Sa-ryeon used to hate this so much, so this felt strange.
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The faces of the people I saw after a year were different from how they had looked one year ago.
Their anxiety had vanished, and ease had settled over them.
Е ñ um а̀
They were comfortably rejoicing before a happy occasion, and they were not forcibly hiding their emotions either.
It was completely different from the sight I had seen at this time in my previous life, when they had been frantic to curry favor with the Gyeryong Merchant Guild as it gradually reduced its support and abused its position.
“Does it look good to you too?”
At the words that suddenly reached me, I turned my head and saw Hong Mun-gi looking at the same scene as I was.
When our eyes met, he raised the corners of his mouth.
“This is what you made. It is what you achieved.”
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“What could I have done? It is all thanks to everyone’s efforts.”
Compared to my previous life, his body had grown leaner.
The firm muscles that showed how harsh his training had been.
And the strong gaze I had never once seen in my previous life.
With those firm eyes, he gazed at me warmly.
Things were changing.
Еń u m а
I was changing, and Taeul Sect was changing.
Unlike my previous life, we were undoubtedly changing.
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“Thank you.”
Then Hong Mun-gi looked around.
“Where did Tae-san go? His son has returned so fine and strapping.”
“Indeed. Such an admirable son has returned.”
Е̌ñ u m̆ а̌. і d
Since I had a rough idea of where he would be, I took a bottle of wine and a cup and left the banquet hall.
After leaving the banquet hall, I moved toward one side.
The night was dark, and there was no light, but finding the way was not difficult.
I had seen the place earlier while heading to the bath.
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Sure enough, in a space landscaped with a small pond, Father was looking at the pond where moonlight had settled.
“Is this what you do now that you have made some money? Enjoying hobbies like this already?”
Ėn̆ uṁå .і̇d̈
At my joke, Father turned his head slightly, then looked back at the pond.
“It is for guests. Anyone who wishes to meet me has to wait a long time. Would it not be boring to wait without even this small pleasure?”
“And placing a pond in Taeul Sect’s courtyard was also your dream.”
Ponds cost a great deal of money.
Being able to maintain a pond was also a symbol of leisure.
And Father had very much wanted to have a pond.
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“Yes. Taeul Sect now has enough leisure to build a pond.”
“We are still far from enough. Each hall should have at least one.”
Father, who had been looking at the pond, shifted his gaze to me and chuckled.
“Is that so?”
“Of course, I am not telling you to actually make them. There is no more absurd waste of money than that.”
“What do you take the Outer Hall Master for?”
Ẃeb̊ń оv̀е l Ê nüm̄ à
I studied Father closely.
Like Hong Mun-gi, he had grown thin, but there was no visible muscle.
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He had likely been so busy working that he had not had any time to take care of himself.
“……Why have you lost so much weight?”
Suddenly, I felt worried that Father might have spent the past year far too frantically.
At my question, Father answered playfully.
Ẇ е̃_b ṅо̇veĺ Ёn um̆ӓ
“I hear being thin like this is fashionable nowadays.”
“……Estate Master Wang has a fine build.”
“That gentleman is someone who does not need to chase fashion.”
“Have you not reached that level yet, Father?”
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“That is right.”
“Then you must work harder.”
Ẽ n uṁа̇
“That is right.”
A trivial conversation passed between us, but neither Father nor I found this time wasteful at all.
I held out the bottle of wine I had brought.
“Let us drink this tog…….”
“You damned brat. Are you openly trying to drink alcohol now?”
“W-well…… I am an adult now too, Father.”
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Father’s eyes, which had widened, trembled.
“……I see.”
Father accepted the wine cup, drained it in one gulp, and held it out to me.
“How have you been all this time?”
I looked back one by one over the things I had gone through since my return.
Demon Spirit Plateau, the Murim Academy Regular Exam, the Sichuan Blood Calamity, the territorial pressure of the Nine Sects and One Gang and the Five Great Clans.
Е núm̀_а
There had been countless times when I nearly lost my life as well.
This damned curse that made me remember everything clearly made all those events feel as vivid as though they had happened just moments ago.
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As I recalled those vivid memories, I spoke honestly of the emotions I had felt.
“Nothing much happened.”
“…….”
Father’s hand stopped briefly as he poured wine into the cup.
Е nù.m̄а́
His hand trembled for a moment.
I spoke calmly.
“Truly, nothing much happened.”
“……Is that so?”
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I did not think he had ever filled a cup to the point of overflowing, no matter how good his mood was.
“You returned safely.”
W ѐbn̈о̆ v̇е̌ľ E n ŭ mа̊
“Yes, Father.”
“You truly…… returned safely.”
Without speaking, we looked at the carp splashing in the pond.
After the banquet ended, most of the people returned either to their own homes or to Taeul Sect.
And in Jin Tae-san’s office, only six people remained: Hong Mun-gi, Kang Chae-seok, Jin Tae-san, Jin So-un, Sa-ryeon, and Sima Jeong.
“……Gulp. So……. This is that…….”
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Hong Mun-gi swallowed his words, as though he was cautious even about saying it aloud.
“It is the Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil, Father.”
“……Yes. That thing that is shaking all under Heaven…….”
I heard that Zhongnan Sect lost this and sealed off Xi’an, causing the complaints of Jianghu people to pour in…… so how had this object come all the way to distant Hefei?
“What exactly have you children been doing out there……?”
Kang Chae-seok stared blankly at So-un and Sa-ryeon.
Wе̂b̈ n о v̊е l .Е nū m̀а
Then, suddenly, in his mind, the sight of the children returning in a beggar-like state connected with the Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil.
“Could it be…… you returned in that state because of this?”
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Sa-ryeon brushed the bridge of her nose with a finger and gave a light cough.
“Is the important point not that the Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil has come to Taeul Sect?”
“……First, we must pay attention to security.”
A single precious Spiritual Medicine could ruin an entire village.
W̃ e̊ b n̈ ó v̇ӗ l .Ẽ n̂üm a
Historically, had blood not always flowed whenever Treasures and Spiritual Medicines appeared?
“Rather than making the medicine immediately…… we should put some time between it and now.”
“What are you saying, Senior Brother? Such a precious object has entered our hands! Did we not say it before? That we would immediately give it to the children…….”
Hong Mun-gi firmly shook his head.
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“If we move hastily, rumors will spread.”
Obtaining a precious Spiritual Medicine was important, but protecting it was even more important.
Е num̆ а
Because Kang Chae-seok also knew the ways of Jianghu, he pressed his lips shut with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Breaking the silence that had settled for a while, Jin Tae-san carefully opened his mouth.
“How about we first hear Physician Sima’s opinion? Of course, since the children said it, it must be true, but we should also determine what level of Spiritual Medicine it truly is…….”
Then his gaze turned toward Sima Jeong, who was seated beside him.
When everyone’s gazes gathered on him, Sima Jeong placed his hand on the table.
“I will take a look.”
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He took the waterskin and opened the stopper.
“……!”
In that instant, a mysterious fragrance filled the entire office.
DRIP.
He then carefully tilted the waterskin and received one drop of Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil into a wine cup, examining its color.
The people of Taeul Sect watched Sima Jeong’s face with tense expressions, as though they were people having a family heirloom antique appraised.
Е̃ n̂ ù m á
How much time had passed?
With an admiring expression, Sima Jeong placed the wine cup down on the table and opened his mouth.
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“It is real……. And it is indeed high-purity Immortal Flower Oil.”
“What does it mean for the purity to be high?”
“Usually, the Murim Alliance mixes Jangmok Oil into Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil.”
“If you are saying Jangmok Oil has not been mixed in…….”
Ẇ еb̊ň о̇ v е l̇ Е̃ n ũ mа
Sima Jeong nodded and added, “Its efficacy would be greater.”
At Sima Jeong’s words, Kang Chae-seok grew so impatient that his body shifted.
“Senior Brother, no, Sect Leader. Let us just make it, yes? Did he not say even the Murim Alliance cannot easily use such a medicinal ingredient?”
“But…….”
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Jin Tae-san spoke to Hong Mun-gi, who was wavering.
“I also believe it would be fine to make it immediately.”
Ė n ǔ ṁ а . i d̃
“Hm?”
Since Jin Tae-san usually took a conservative position in matters like this, just like Hong Mun-gi, Kang Chae-seok was even more surprised.
Jin Tae-san tapped the table and added,
“After all, have we not been diligently gathering ingredients to give to the children? Rumors will not spread very far. Physician, what do you think?”
At Jin Tae-san’s question, Sima Jeong nodded.
“As the Master of the Merchant Guild says, the principal medicinal herbs are all here. Even if we ask around and gather the remaining herbs, it should not draw much attention.”
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“Is that so…….”
Soon, Hong Mun-gi’s eyes slowly turned toward Jin So-un.
“So-un, what is your opinion?”
It might have seemed strange to seek the opinion of a young disciple on a Great Affair of the sect, yet no one present found it questionable.
“I naturally believe it should be made immediately.”
“Hm……? Why?”
W̃ е̃ bň о̂ v́e̊l̊ Е̌n um̀а
Jin So-un pointed at the bottle containing the Five-Spirit Immortal Flower Oil.
“There is a saying that if you hoard something too long, it turns to shit.”
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Just as Jin Tae-san frowned as if to say, Of course he would say that,
“And Taeul Sect is no longer the Taeul Sect it once was.”
At Jin So-un’s words, Hong Mun-gi stared blankly for a moment, then gave a faint smile.
“Yes, you are right. Taeul Sect is no longer the Taeul Sect of the past.”
W̆е b ńоvé l É n u m̊ а̂
Then he looked at the people present one by one and gave the order.
“Then let us make it at once.”
After spending the night at the Great Heaven Merchant Guild, I visited Taeul Sect the next day.
The first one to greet me was none other than…….
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“Brotheeeeer!!!!!!”
……Jegal Cheon-gi.
Е̃n um̄ȧ. і̌d̊
Perhaps because he had grown so much over the past year, his former childlike appearance was nowhere to be seen.
However, his disheveled clothes and the grease on his face somehow reminded me of the Jegal Cheon-gi from my previous life.
“Have you been well?”
He had already grown much taller, but when he pushed his head forward like a puppy, I ruffled his hair wildly.
Only after wagging his tail like that for a long while did he seem somewhat satisfied, and he smiled with a hehe.
Looking at the hammer in Cheon-gi’s hand, I asked,
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“Is the Mechanism Formation still not complete?”
The Mechanism Formation that, in my previous life, had ultimately never been completed.
After meeting the Spell Practitioners of the Maoshan Sect, Jegal Cheon-gi, who had been trying to create it, had been attempting to devise a new Mechanism Formation.
“There is no way. These days, I am installing a Mechanism Formation at Wang Estate, so I look like this.”
“At Wang Estate?”
“Yes. The Master of Wang Estate saw the formation installed at Taeul Sect and asked me to install one at Wang Estate as well. But the grounds are so vast that it will likely take quite some time before the work is finished.”
Е nû m̆ а̇
If it was the Master of Wang Estate, he could have hired the Jegal Clan or the Maoshan Sect directly to install one…….
The fact that he had deliberately installed Jegal Cheon-gi’s Mechanism Formation made me unable to imagine just how remarkable a thing Cheon-gi had created.
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‘A genius is a genius after all.’
Then Yeong-yeong, who had been standing beside Cheon-gi, bowed her head.
“I have heard rumors of the Young Master during this time.”
I could not help being surprised at the unexpected sight.
Wеb́ no v ѐ l̈ Е n̂ūm а́
“Is it all right for you to reveal yourself now?”
Yeong-yeong looked at Jegal Cheon-gi once, then nodded.
“Yes.”
That meant Jegal Cheon-gi had reached a level where he could protect himself, did it not?
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This brat had grown quite a lot.
“Hehe!”
Е̌ n̈ú m̈а́. і d̂
Jegal Cheon-gi rubbed the bridge of his nose in embarrassment.
“I worked hard.”
Looking at the boy smiling brightly, I thought it was about time to return what was his.
“Do you have time now?”
“Pardon? Right now?”
“Yes.”
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“……For what reason?”
I stroked his head once more.
“I have something to give you.”
I brought Cheon-gi, who was tilting his head, to the Martial Duel Ground.
“B-Brother…… No matter how diligently I have trained, defeating you is im-impossible.”
Well, well, this brat had grown arrogant after training a little.
Е n̈ ūm а
To think he was already thinking about defeating me.
I met his flustered eyes directly.
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The time had come.
“There is something I must teach you.”
Jegal’s Three Forms originally belonged to Jegal Cheon-gi.
It was time to return them to him.
E n ũ m а.іd̃
“Think of this as part of learning.”
“Y-yes.”
I held the Black Dragon Sword.
As he had said, it seemed he had not neglected his training, for he held his sword against me with an upright stance.
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Tremble, tremble.
Although his sword kept trembling, as if something frightened him.
Web̂ ñо v еl Е̌ṅ um а̄
“Now, we begin.”
“Y-yes, sir!”
And a moment later,
CLANG.
The Black Dragon Sword fell to the ground with a loud sound.
“…….”
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“H-huh?”
Jegal Cheon-gi, still holding his sword, wore an expression as though he had no idea what had just happened.
Whew, had I drunk too much yesterday and lost strength in my hand……?
“Ah! I am sorry, Cheon-gi. I must have drunk too much yesterday.”
“……Th-that is it, right?”
“Yes. Let us…… try again.”
Ŵе̇b nо v̊ е l Е̃ n̊ u mа
The fastest and most efficient way to teach Jegal’s Three Forms was to alternately show the original sword art and the sword art transformed through Jegal’s Three Forms so that he could learn them.
That was why I had first tried to demonstrate the martial arts of Taeul Sect that he also knew, the Minor Heaven Sword Art and the Great Heaven Sword Art.
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But,
CLANG.
Once again, the Black Dragon Sword fell to the ground with a loud sound.
……What was this?
E ṅ ùm̄ а̇ .îd̈
“……B-Brother? You are not ill, are you?”
“…….”
Cheon-gi was already using the Shattering Form.
“Brother?”
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Damn it. What in the world was going on?
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