Chapter 106
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 106
Chapter 106. Man-gyeol's Decision (7)
Ji-woon thought to himself.
He was truly a stupid man.
The fact that his mistake had nearly caused the members of his sect to be burned alive sent a chill down his spine.
“What have I done...”
Now that he was facing death, he finally realized his stupidity.
It felt like he had just woken up from a dream.
But it was already too late.
The sword was so fast that he couldn't even counterattack or dodge it.
If he died like this...
But if this could atone for his sins...
He closed his eyes.
Clang!
However, he heard the sound of a sword and opened his eyes in surprise.
“Come here, Sect Leader!”
The Sect Leader was standing in front of him.
Unlike his usual benevolent smile, his face was cold and stern.
“Whoever you are, you cannot touch a disciple of the Hyungmun Sect.”
Joon realized that Sect Leader had saved him from the Black-clad Man's attack and looked surprised.
Meanwhile, the Black-clad Man said in a cold voice.
“For your information, the disciple you saved is the one who deliberately spread the disease in the Hyungmun Sect.”
“I know.”
Joon was surprised once again.
He knew!
And yet he still saved him.
“What can I do? Love him or hate him, he is my disciple, and I must take responsibility for him.”
“You are truly remarkable.”
“To hear you say that, I guess your master is not like that, is he?”
"...
The man in black couldn't say anything.
The master he knew was a man who never forgave failure.
So...
Ta-!
The man in black kicked the ground and swung his sword at the Sect Leader.
Cha-! Cha-cha-!
After a few exchanges, the man in black realized
There was a huge difference in skill between himself and the Sect Leader.
However, he couldn't just go back like this.
Then the Sect Leader said to him.
“Are you thinking of dying?”
“...”
“You are thinking of dying. In that case, I have a request. Tell me what you know.”
“...What will you do for me? I'm already going to die.”
“I will let you fight fairly as a warrior, not as an assassin.”
The man in black laughed at his words.
In fact, he didn't want to be an assassin.
He was originally a respectable warrior, but he had become disillusioned with life as an assassin.
That was why he accepted the offer.
“All right. I don't know much, but...”
He told him everything he knew. As he said, it was only a few pieces of information.
The Hyeongmun Sect had caught the eye of the Martial Alliance Leader.
The money circulation disease in the Xingmen Sect was created by the Sichuan Tang Clan, as Man-gyeol had suspected.
The Alliance Leader was angry because this plan had failed.
“That's all I know.”
“That's enough.”
The man in black continued.
“So what are we going to do now?”
“What can we do? We just have to accept what happened and live our lives as we have been.”
The Sect Leader continued.
“I'm sure the Alliance Leader had his reasons for doing what he did.”
“...”
The Sect Leader raised his sword and said to him.
“Take up your sword. We must give it our all.”
The man in black nodded and raised his sword.
“I am Dao Jin, the Sect Leader of the Hyeongmun Sect. What is your name?”
“My name is... Yeon Gyeong-seung.”
For a moment, the area was so quiet that even breathing seemed dangerous.
About half a moment passed.
Ta-!
Ta-!
The two figures disappeared and reappeared on the other side.
The Sect Leader lifted his sleeve.
Half of his sleeve had been cut off. Seeing this, the Sect Leader laughed.
“Farewell, Yeon-gye-seung.”
Thud.
He knelt down.
Then he continued with a smile.
“Thank you... I envy you, Sect Leader.”
At that moment, his body collapsed.
Seeing this, the Sect Leader turned his head toward Joon.
“Your Senior Brother and his friends are worried about you.”
“What?”
“They say you've been acting strangely lately.”
“Strangely? But I've been acting normally.”
“How many years have you spent clashing with each other within the sect? Don't you know that?”
“....”
“I just thought there must be a reason.”
Hearing those words, Joon finally sat down on the spot and cried loudly.
“I'm sorry. I... I... Ugh...”
“Get up. The ground is cold.”
"Sect Leader... Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
The Sect Leader looked up and saw me. I nodded my head.
The Sect Leader headed toward the pavilion with his disciple, Joo-won, and only then did I climb down from the tree.
Damn.
I approached the fallen Yeon-gyeong-seung.
The firewood was burning, but it wasn't to burn Yeon-gyeong-seung's body. It was to make people think that.
Yeon-gye-seung was not dead yet.
The Sect Leader did not kill him.
After all, he said he would let him fight fairly as a warrior, not as an assassin. He did not say he would let him die, so he did not break his promise.
This is why the Sect Leader is the Sect Leader.
I remembered the telepathy the Sect Leader sent me when I was up in the tree.
“What a waste of talent. Is there nothing we can do? Even though you came here to kill your disciple, it seems that it was not your intention.
”....
"I will use smoke to distract those who are watching us.
I nodded in agreement.
And so, the smoke began.
After confirming that those who were watching us had left, I climbed down from the tree.
I carried the fallen Yeon-gyeong on my shoulders.
The Elder will have something to say about this.
However, as I watched his swordplay, I suddenly had a thought.
It seemed similar to the sword technique I had been practicing...
It must have been my imagination.
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A few days later.
It was time for Man-gyeol and I to leave the Hyeongmun Sect.
We couldn't stay here forever.
We decided to give the medicine recipes to the warriors who came here.
This was because we had run out of ingredients to make medicine, and we couldn't keep providing medicine indefinitely.
The Sect Leader gave Man-gyeol and me a jade token.
“What is this?”
“This is a token given by our sect to those who have helped us greatly. It is also a token of our willingness to help if you ever need it.”
Seeing his determined gaze, we had no choice but to accept the jade token.
“And as you advised, Master, we will keep this matter a secret.”
“You have made the right decision.”
The Hyungmun Sect is a small sect.
If something like this happens again, there is no telling what will happen, so they decided to keep a low profile.
That is why, when I spoke with Yeon-gyeong, I said, “I'm sure the Alliance Leader has his reasons.”
However, that does not mean we will obey him.
When the time comes, we will bare our sharp teeth.
As I was leaving the Sect Leader's residence, a young disciple ran up to me.
He was a child who was happy to have been given the name Koo-shi.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes, I have to go now.”
“Please come visit us again.”
“Yes. So eat well, sleep well, and practice hard. Understand?”
“Yes.”
The child nodded.
“And I received my name today.”
“Really?”
“Yes. My name is Gu Hui.”
Gu Hui. It means “light that saves someone.”
“That's a good name.”
As they passed through the courtyard, they saw a disciple named Joo-won.
He had decided to clean the toilets for the next thirty years.
It was a punishment he had imposed on himself.
With that, Man-gyeol and his party left the gate, seeing off the members of the Hyeongmun sect.
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We joined the group that had been staying in Uichang.
Seven days later.
We finally arrived at Eunhae Trading Company.
A crowd of people gathered in front of the Trading Company.
“Line up!”
“Spiritual herbs are over here! White spiritual herbs are over there! Snow lotus is over there!”
“Other medicinal herbs are here!”
“Hey! Line up over there! If you keep doing that, the scary warriors will come running.”
“Hey! I told you not to cut in line!”
“The auction is about to begin!”
Fortunately, we entered through the back door and were able to safely enter the Trading Company without pushing through the crowd.
“We welcome the safe return of the King and his party.”
As if they had been notified in advance, the deputy commander of the Hyungpung Army and several others came out to greet us.
“What on earth is going on here?”
“It's all thanks to Seonhaengmi and His Majesty.”
Ugh, the name Seonhaengmi has spread this far.
“What? Thanks to me?”
I had no idea what they were talking about.
“The truth is...”
The warrior explained the whole story, saying that when they heard that the Trading Company had the medicine that could cure the disease spreading among the Uichang and Hyungmun sects, people from all over the country flocked to the Trading Company.
“That's why the captain and the other family members are busy working around the clock.”
“That's why you couldn't come out to greet us.”
“Yes. But who is the person next to you?”
I smiled.
“This is Man-gyeol.”
“Oh!”
Ye-chang's aide was startled and bowed deeply.
“It is an honor to meet you, Yeon-seon.”
“I am Ye-chang's aide from Hyungpung, where I am the governor.”
“Nice to meet you.”
I looked at Ye Chang's aide and asked,
“Is your father inside?”
“Yes.”
I said to those who were with me,
“Thank you for your hard work. You may all go back and rest. You are dismissed.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
With that, the group dispersed.
The only ones left were Pal-gap, the two bodyguards, and the warrior wearing a bamboo hat who had followed me.
I said to them,
“I'm going to see my father, so go ahead to the Moon-gok Hall.”
“Yes, sir.”
I headed to my father's office with Man-gyeol.
* * *
When they arrived at the Moon-gok Hall, they unpacked their belongings.
“Excuse me, warrior?”
“Yes.”
“You should wash up first.”
At Pal-gap's words, he took some clean clothes and went into the bathroom.
As he washed himself with warm water, he realized that he had come to the Eunhae Trading Company, not the Martial Alliance.
His name was Yeon-gye-seung.
He was an assassin who worked for the leader of the Martial Alliance.
But now, that name was useless. He had decided to live as a different person.
He had a duel with the Sect Leader of the Hyeongmun Sect, and when he opened his eyes, a young man was standing beside him.
The young man made him an amazing offer.
He said he would help him live a new life, away from his life as an assassin.
When he asked why, the young man, Eun Seo-ho, smiled and replied.
“This is not my idea, but a favor from the Sect Leader. So, ask him when you see him next time.”
He decided to accept the offer.
He was going to die anyway.
Since he was going to die, he decided to be a little greedy.
He wanted to live proudly, even if only for a few days or months.
If he was to be greedy, he wanted to find him if he was still alive.
He wanted to tell him about what happened that day.
Now, he was the only one who knew what happened that day.
* * *
My father welcomed Man-gyeol warmly.
When I saw Uiseon being led to his quarters by his aide, I turned my attention back to my father.
“So, are you happy to have been given the title Seonhaengmi?”
“It's a heavy burden.”
“Still, cherish it. Not everyone can be given such a title.”
“I plan to polish it until it shines.”
My father smiled warmly at my words.
“To be honest, when you were stealing our Trading Company's medicinal herbs, I had no idea what you were thinking, but it turns out you had a plan.”
“What?”
“People flocked to buy the medicinal herbs that weren't selling well, so we held an auction. Not only are they effective against the current epidemic, but they also prevent you from getting sick if you take them in advance.”
They did have that effect.
“So how much profit did you make?”
My father told me about the profits he made from the auction of the elixirs.
“What?”
Hearing that, I was speechless for a while.
“Is that true? You made that much?”
“It was quite a windfall.”
My father's cheeks were beaming.
I knew that rumors would spread that he had brought medicinal herbs from the Trading Company, but I didn't expect him to spend so much money to get them.
“This is all thanks to you.”
“Is it because of my name?”
“No. Thanks to you, our Trading Company has gained trust. Isn't trust the most important thing in the medicine trade?”
I chuckled.
Through this incident, our Trading Company gained something more valuable than anything else.
That is trust.