Chapter 477
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 477
Chapter 477. Gung-shin (4)
After asking the evil lord to take care of the assassination squad, I headed back to Gung-shin's house.
I had originally brought him with me, but he looked so worried about his father that I sent him back.
Of course, I left him with Myung-jong and Chang-woon as bodyguards, but I couldn't help feeling worried.
When I entered Gung-shin's house, I saw Seo-hyang holding a fan and preparing medicine.
“You're here?”
“Ah, Lieutenant Kwak. What are you doing there?”
“I'm boiling Cheon Yeong-geun.”
In fact, Cheon Yeong-geun is most effective when eaten raw, but Gung-shin's Chunbu was in such poor condition that he couldn't chew it raw.
For five years, he had been living on nothing but water that his son fed him.
Honestly, it was only because he was a martial artist that he was still alive. If he were a normal person, he would have died long ago.
That is why he gave him Cheon Yeong-geun.
It was the only elixir that could restore Chun Bu-jang's health in a short period of time.
Of course, there were other elixirs, but they were not focused on recovery.
However, there was not enough time to find other elixirs.
Geum-ryeong did not give Cheon Yeong-geun to him to eat.
This is because Geum-ryeong knows very well that I am healthy enough not to need Cheon Yeong-geun.
The proof is that Geum-ryeong nodded when I said I would use it for something useful.
Suddenly, I wondered if Geum-ryeong knew in advance that I would need Cheon Yeong-geun.
If my father recovers quickly, his son, Gong-shin, will work wholeheartedly for me.
Asking Gung-shin to pass on his family's archery skills is tantamount to asking him to reveal his martial arts skills.
Therefore, I must repay him with a favor of equal value so that he will not refuse my request.
The archery skills of Gung-shin's family are precious martial arts that will save countless lives and protect millions of dollars worth of wealth for the Eunhae Trading Company in the future, and Gung-shin is a valuable talent who can pass on those skills.
But... could Miss Seo Hyang really prepare medicine?
Preparing medicine is more difficult than it seems.
“Have you ever prepared medicine before?”
“Yes. Actually, the families of high-ranking officials have to prepare medicine more often than you might think.”
“Why is that? Don't the servants prepare it?”
“We cannot ask the maids to prepare medicinal herbs prescribed by the emperor or other members of the royal family.”
“I see.”
If they did, they would be accused of disrespecting the emperor.
“So, I learned how to prepare medicine from my mother. I have even prepared medicine for my father myself.”
“I see.”
After drinking the medicinal herbs brewed by Miss Seo Hyang herself, the palace guard fell into a deep sleep.
He is sleeping to recover, so there is no need to worry.
I turned my head and said to the palace guard.
“Everything has been taken care of. The assassin will be dealt with by His Majesty, and you will recover soon.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
“By the way, what is your name?”
“Pardon me?”
“I haven't heard Mister introduce you yet.”
“Ah!”
He was startled by my words and quickly knelt in front of me.
“I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Man-jeong, and I am a descendant of Yoon Gang-man.”
“I see. As you know, I am Eun Seo-ho, the captain of the Eunhae Trading Company.”
“Yes.”
“Please take this.”
I handed him a pouch.
“What is this?”
“Open it.”
At my words, he carefully opened the pouch and his eyes widened.
Inside was a considerable amount of silver.
“I found it at the house of that evil physician. It must be the money he stole from the Man family while he was treating your father.”
“Ah…”
“This money belongs to Mister Man and Chunbu. Please take it.”
“Thank you…”
His eyes reddened, and he finally shed tears.
He must have been thinking about his past when he was running around to pay for his father's medical expenses.
“You are so strong to endure this. You are truly admirable.”
“Huh huh...”
It was only natural that his crying sounded heartbreaking.
Two days passed.
After sleeping for almost two days, Chun Bu-jang, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes and got up.
His complexion was incomparably better than two days ago.
Moreover, he was even able to get up and move around for a short time.
As expected, Cheon Yeong-geun's treatment was very effective.
I should give some gold to Geum-ryeong to show my gratitude.
“I am deeply grateful to you, Your Highness.”
When Chunbu tried to bow down to me, I quickly stopped him.
“No! There is no need to be so formal.”
“But you have done so much for me.”
“This was all a fair deal.”
“What do you mean, a deal?”
Then Man-jeong stepped forward.
“Father, I have decided to offer my skills to the nobleman.”
He explained the whole story.
“In exchange for avenging my father, I will offer my skills.”
“I see.”
“Please accept my offer.”
I then added an explanation for Chun-bu.
“Actually, I have something to ask for your permission.”
“What is it?”
“Our Eunhae Trading Company does not intend to remain in this empire. We plan to sail out into the distant seas and make the name of Eunhae Trading Company famous. However, there is a problem: pirates.”
“....”
“In order to prevent the loss of countless lives and property due to the pirates, we plan to deploy a unit of archers. To do so, it may be necessary to reveal our family's archery techniques. Therefore, I humbly request that you allow my unit to learn the archery techniques of the Yoon Gang-man family.”
He then knelt before him.
At this, Chun Bu-jang jumped up in surprise.
“No! Why are you doing this? How can you kneel before a country bumpkin like me?”
“I beg you.”
“I understand. Please get up.”
“Then you grant me permission?”
“Of course.”
The chief of the spring army breathed a sigh of relief when I got up from my seat.
“I know a little about physiognomy. And what I see in you is the physiognomy of a dragon who rules the world.”
Huh... I am a dragon...
You are a dragon.
“Not only have you given me the opportunity to follow in your footsteps, but you have also saved me and my son. How could I refuse?”
He continued.
“Furthermore, defeating the pirates is a duty passed down through my family. How could I refuse?”
“What? A family duty?”
He nodded in response to my question.
“Yes. The reason why our family's archery technique, Cheonpa-gung, was created was to defend ourselves from pirates.”
Ah...
No wonder it seemed perfect for use against pirates.
Shandong juts out into the sea and has a long history of maritime trade, so it has been plagued by pirates for a long time.
“However, our ancestors were manipulated by those who coveted our archery skills, so one of our ancestors became fed up and moved inland to establish a new home.”
“I see.”
He said to me,
“My son has told you of his talents, but as the Clan Head of the Yoon Gang-man family, I believe that this is a matter that concerns our entire family.”
The head of the family bowed his head to me.
“Please take this family in.”
I had only intended to take his son, but I ended up taking the entire family.
This would be a great way to get back at the pirates who had tormented our Eunhae Trading Company in my previous life.
All right.
“All right. I, Eun Seo-ho, Captain of the Eunhae Trading Company, will accept you as my vassals.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you, Liege.”
I said to them.
“So, focus on recovering. I'm on my way back to the Eunhae Trading Company headquarters in Hubei, so let's go together.”
“Yes, sir.”
The Clan Head of the Yoon Gang-man Clan was named Man-joo.
He used a bamboo cane, and I thought he was just like his name.
While Clan Head Man was recovering, his son bought back the house that had been sold.
“It seems like you spent a lot of money. Are you sure it's okay?”
“Yes. My father said that even if he spent all the money he got back from the Liege, he would buy the house back.”
Why?
Is there a reason?
Mister Man returned and told his father that he had bought back the house.
“That's good. When can you move in?”
“They said they would vacate it tomorrow. The Chairman who bought the house said he didn't buy it to live in, but because he liked the scenery and wanted to use it as a vacation home.”
“Then let's move the day after tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
And the day they decided to move arrived.
My bodyguards helped with the move. There wasn't much to move, but it was still a move.
And so, we moved to what was originally the home of the Yoon Gang-man family.
Poljak.
However, Geum-ryeong went down to the yard and started running around.
“What are you doing?”
“Kui.”
“You're getting in the way of the move. Come back here.”
“Kui...”
What is it? Is there a gold coin down there?
Still, there was nothing I could do right now.
By the time we finished moving, it was already night.
“Jeong-ah.”
“Yes, Father.”
“We need to get three or four shovels and hoes.”
“Yes, sir.”
Mister Man nodded and brought the shovels and hoes.
Are you going to dig the ground?
No, it can't be!
Man-ga said to me.
“May I ask for the help of the Liege's warriors?”
“Yes, of course.”
I nodded and told my guards to grab shovels and hoes.
“Please dig here.”
The place Man-ga pointed to was where Geum-ryeong had been running around earlier.
Everyone began digging diligently in the middle of the courtyard where Clan Head Man pointed.
How deep did they dig?
It was almost waist-deep when they dug.
Bang!
They heard a different sound. Everyone's eyes changed, and they carefully dug around that spot.
Finally, a wooden box that had been treated to prevent decay appeared.
It was a long box shaped like a coffin.
Man-ga-ju personally took a hammer and opened the lid of the wooden box.
He had recovered enough to be able to do that much.
Inside the box he opened with his hands were several small boxes, and he opened one of them.
Then he took an old book and handed it to me.
The book was titled “Cheonpa Palace.”
“This is the secret technique of our Yoon Gang-man family's archery, Cheonpa Palace. We offer this to you, our liege.”
I was taken aback.
“You are giving this to me? Isn't this your family's secret technique?”
“Yes, because you saved our family. This is our sincerity and our heart.”
I wonder how the secret technique of Cheonpa Palace was hidden here!
I'm really glad that the guys from the Silver Order didn't know about it.
However, I stared at it blankly and shook my head.
“I cannot accept it.”
“Why not?”
The Clan Head looked perplexed.
“I appreciate your kindness, but I am already grateful enough that you have become my vassals. How can I accept the secret technique of your clan? It belongs to your clan.”
I spoke gently.
“Please pass down the secret technique to your descendants. It will be the power that protects the Yoon Gang-man family.”
I smiled and held the Clan Head's hand that was clutching the secret book.
“I beg you.”
“Ugh! Liege...”
The Clan Head burst into tears.
Were my words that moving?
I only said what was natural.
What if my descendants turn out to be bad people? What if someone else envies the Yoon Gang-man-ga?
In that case, it would make a huge difference whether Yoon Gang-man had the secret scroll or not.
I only gave that advice for the sake of those who trusted and followed me...
I would feel so sorry if they were betrayed later.
I felt a little embarrassed.
“As expected, you are the embodiment of Immortal qi.”
“What do you mean?”
He lightly rebuked Pal-gap. At that moment, Miss Seo-hyang smiled faintly.
Come to think of it, when Miss Seo-hyang came here to help with the move, she looked a little surprised...
I guess it was because of this.
She didn't tell me in advance because she knew I wouldn't be in danger.
Or maybe she wanted to see me surprised.
“By the way, Father, what are those boxes?”
There were several boxes inside the large, long box, and Man-gong asked about them.
Clan Head Man replied.
“Open them.”
“Yes.”
Mister opened the boxes and was so surprised that he fell on his butt.
“Huh! Ah, Father! What are these?”
The boxes were filled with gold and silver treasures.
Earlier, Geum-ryeong was running around there, and I thought she might have found a gold nugget, but it was real gold.
Geum-ryeong is amazing.
“These are things that our ancestors brought with them when they came here. We haven't needed them, so we never opened them.”
There was a reason why Eunsa-dan didn't waver even after paying a large sum of money to Man Clan Head to assassinate Ak Dae-in.
It was his conviction, but there was also a practical reason.
Man Clan Head said,
“I will also give these to my liege.”
I shook my head.
“I cannot accept those either. They also belong to the clan.”
“But they will be helpful for your great cause.”
“Of course, they will. But I have enough money. And I am not so incapable that I need to accept money from my vassals to fulfill my dreams.”
Man-ga-ju nodded at my words.
“I understand. To insist any further would be an insult to your liege.”
“Thank you for understanding my feelings.”
Once again, I was glad that the silver-haired man didn't know about that.
By the way, with that much money, they won't be able to buy them off and betray me.
Then I can take things a little slower than I planned... right?