Chapter 87
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 87
Chapter 87. Bokshiryeongga (3)
Mister Moon was surprised by my words and asked, “What do you mean?”
“To be precise, I am saying that I will lend you the money for your business with that as collateral.”
“I don't understand what you are saying.”
"There is nothing to think about.
“There's no need to think too hard about it.”
I continued.
“What is your goal, Mister Mun? Is it to become the captain of the Deunghaeng Trading Company, or is it to live happily with your mother?”
He thought about my question for a moment and replied.
“To live happily with my mother.”
However, he was unable to do so in his past life.
His mother was also killed when the disciples of the Blood Cult master stole the Box of the Immortals.
In order to fulfill his wish, he must not take the Five-Colored Ice Crystal.
Last time, it was the Blood Cult, but this time, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult will destroy the Trading Company.
No.
The Martial Alliance will covet it as much as they can suppress the demonic qi of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
“If you take the Five-Colored Ice Crystal, you can become the captain of the Trading Company. But you won't be able to live happily with your mother.”
“Why is that?”
“From the perspective of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, this is something that must be destroyed, and from the perspective of the martial arts world, it is something that must be obtained. In a conflict between powerful forces fighting to obtain this item, will the Deokhang Trading Company be able to survive?”
“Ah...”
“There will be a lot of bloodshed. That blood may include your mother's blood or even your own.”
“...”
“But if you entrust this Five-Colored Ice Crystal to me, you will be able to live happily with your mother. You were lucky enough to find this Five-Colored Ice Crystal, so you will be just as lucky in your business.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“Because I saw it with my own eyes.”
And in my previous life, the Sect Leader in front of me revived a trading company that had been destroyed.
And with unexpected luck in every business venture, it became one of the eight greatest trading companies in the world.
I said that because I knew that future.
“But will Mister and your trading company be all right?”
“As long as you don't tell anyone that I have this, it will be fine.”
“How much will you give me if I take this?”
“I will give you a thousand pieces of silver.”
“...!”
“Actually, I could just give it to you. But I am taking the Five-Colored Ice Crystal as collateral because I want you to feel no sense of indebtedness to Mister Gong.”
He thought about my words for a moment, and then his expression changed.
Then he seemed to make up his mind.
He handed me the Five-Colored Ice Crystal and said,
“All right. I will do as you say, my benefactor.”
He continued,
“To be honest, if you want this, you can kill me and take it. But you didn't do that. And I could feel your concern for me in your words.”
“Hahaha.”
“Actually, my mother is the only one who cares about me, so I'm a little sensitive about that.”
I held the Five-Colored Ice Crystal in my hand.
I was glad that my persuasion worked.
I persuaded Mister Mun not only because I was worried about him, but also to prevent the upper class of the Central Plains from freezing up because of what happened at that time.
Our Trading Company was going through a difficult time back then.
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We descended Jongnam Mountain.
Then it was time to part with Mister Moon. I said to him,
“Do you remember everything I told you?”
“Yes.”
Mister Moon nodded.
“I will return and leave home with my mother. It is better to leave on my own than to be driven out, as my benefactor said.”
“What next?”
“Find a suitable job, work to save money, and build a house in a suitable place. But then, during the construction, what a surprise! There was money hidden there! Use that as capital to start a business.”
“Alright.”
I nodded.
“Do you remember the one more thing I asked you?”
“Of course.”
Mister Mun said.
“Before you told me, you asked me not to reveal anything about my connection to you or about the Five-Colored Ice Crystal.”
“You must keep your promise.”
“I will. I will protect it with my life.”
With that, Mister Mun returned to his family.
Although he was empty-handed, his shoulders looked very light.
“Then let's go back to the inn.”
“Yes, sir.”
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When they arrived at the inn, Pal-gap rushed out.
“Young master!”
“Aren't you being a little too happy?”
“Isn't that natural? Do you know how worried I was when you were late?”
“I'm sorry.”
At that moment, Musha Bae Cheol and Musha Go Joo-sang came out. I smiled brightly and said,
“Our business partner insisted that we stay for the night.”
The official reason for my trip was to meet with a nearby business partner and deliver a letter at my father's request.
Currently, only my bodyguard and Pal-gap know the truth.
“But where is your aide?”
“He is sleeping.”
“What?”
“He said he wouldn't have another chance to sleep if he didn't sleep now.”
“That's wise.”
I like his attitude of taking care of himself.
“But your young master is away...”
“He must trust me.”
Pal-gap flinched at my words.
“Why?”
“I trusted him too.”
“Yes, yes, I understand.”
And so the day came to an end.
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It was night.
It was a quiet night with everyone asleep.
I went down to the first floor of the inn.
The innkeeper was drinking alcohol while looking out the window. She looked very pitiful.
That was because I knew the story of the innkeeper, Padu-pa.
“Are you drinking alone?”
At my words, she turned her head and looked at me with a surprised expression.
“Oh my! I'm sorry.”
She was pretending even though she already knew.
“Would you like a drink?”
“No, thank you.”
I waved my hand.
“My master said it's not good for me to drink.”
“You're right.”
She nodded.
“It's not good. But…”
“There are days when I can't bear it without drinking.”
She stared at me intently.
“I heard that your husband is very ill.”
She suddenly stood up and held a sharp dagger to my throat.
“Who are you? Who sent you?”
I pushed the dagger away from my neck with my finger.
“I just happened to find out. It's a trade secret, so I can't tell you.”
Currently, one of the rooms in this inn is occupied by Padu Papa's husband.
He is bedridden due to qi deviation, and she runs this inn to take care of and protect him.
In addition, she pretends to be a young woman with her drinking skills to hide her identity and that of her husband.
In a way, her situation was similar to that of Hong Geum-so.
Five years later, her husband passed away.
Padu Pa burned down the inn and left the world to avenge her husband.
The reason her husband fell into qi deviation was because of the scheming of the Yeom family, one of the families belonging to the Martial Alliance.
Padu Pa's signature weapon is an axe.
She is called Padu Pa because she is an old woman who smashes her enemies' heads with an axe.
And then people realized
that Padu Pa was a master of the highest order.
She had completed her revenge.
And she quietly disappeared from the world.
When I saw Bokshiling and the two eggs in the windy Jongnam Mountain, I remembered Padupapa's husband.
I thought that if I could save him, I could make her my ally.
But I soon sighed.
No matter how much I wanted revenge on the Martial Alliance and the Baekcheon Trading Company, what was I doing taking a sick person hostage?
I couldn't let myself become a monster.
I decided to just save him because I could.
Isn't it a waste?
You might need Bokshiring one day, so is it okay to use it now?
It's okay.
We don't have much time left, and there will be other elixirs in the world.
I sat down in front of Padu Papa.
Then I took the box out of my pocket and placed it on the table.
It was a small box containing a single Bokshiring that I had taken out earlier.
“Open it.”
“...?”
She cautiously opened the box.
“...!”
Her eyes widened.
She recognized it as bokshiring.
“What is the price?”
As expected of a martial artist who had lived in Murim for a long time. She did not readily accept the kindness of others.
“You won't believe me if I just say I'm giving it to you because I feel sorry for you, right?”
“Do you feel sorry for me?”
“Yes.”
She looked at me for a moment and smiled.
“If you want something, just ask. I'll grant you a few things.”
Those few things would probably be something that wouldn't harm her husband or something like pointing a weapon at her benefactor in the martial arts world.
“First, use this three days after we leave.”
“Why?”
“It has to do with the second condition. Don't connect this with me. I don't want anyone else to know.”
“I understand.”
“And third, I want you to take one of them in. Just watch over them for five years. Of course, this must also be kept a secret.”
Now that things had come to this, I decided to let Mister Sect Leader stay here.
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The next day, we left the inn.
It was time to return home.
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A few days later.
A country road in Shaanxi.
A middle-aged woman was sitting on a cart pulled by a young man.
“Are you tired, son?”
“No, it's not hard. I...”
“Why?”
“I'm sorry, Mother.”
“What?”
“I'm just sorry for everything.”
They were Sect Leader Moon and his mother.
After parting ways with Eun Seo-ho, Sect Leader Moon returned to the Deunghaeng Trading Company.
Naturally, he was ridiculed for returning empty-handed. His father spoke to him in a cold voice.
“You are unlucky. You are useless to the Trading Company.”
“I'm sorry.”
It was the contempt and disdain he had expected.
However, he did not say a word about finding the Five-Colored Ice Crystal.
It was his promise to Eun Seo-ho, and he had sworn to keep it.
As a human being, he had to keep his oath.
And he was a merchant.
Trust was as important as life itself to a merchant.
“I have something to tell you, Father.”
“What is it?”
“I've been thinking about it on Jongnam Mountain. If my unlucky existence is harmful to the Trading Company, I think it would be better for the company if I left as soon as possible.”
“You want to leave?”
“Yes, I have to leave soon anyway, right? I thought that leaving now would be a way to repay the Trading Company for feeding and clothing me until now.”
“Fine. Do as you wish. And since you have given up your position as my successor, I will add a little more to the fortune I was going to give you.”
“Thank you.”
“But don't expect any help from me after that. From the day you leave this Trading Company, you are no longer my son. And your mother is no longer my wife.”
“...Yes.”
He bowed before his father and left.
He had already discussed it with his mother, and she agreed to follow his decision.
His mother also welcomed his decision, saying that it was better to leave early than to continue to endure such contempt and neglect.
So they packed their belongings.
On the day they were to leave, Sect Leader Moon's father sent a cart.
It was his way of allowing them to take as much of his wealth as they could fit in the cart.
Originally, they were only allowed to take what they could carry on a backpack.
Moon Joo-sung loaded his belongings onto the cart.
“It was just as the righteous man said.”
Eun Seo-ho said to him. If he said he would leave on his own accord so as not to cause any more trouble for the Trading Company, they would give him a little more.
“We should take whatever we can.”
He smiled without realizing it, remembering Eun Seo-ho saying that.
After packing his belongings, he said his final goodbye to his father.
He wasn't even allowed to visit him.
Then, he put his mother on the cart and left the Deunghang Trading Company.
He heard whispers and ridicule from those around him, but he didn't care.
On the contrary, he felt relieved.
He walked and walked and walked.
On the third day, they entered the forest.
“Hey, you there.”
“...!”
“Leave the cart and get out of here, or die by my sword. Which will it be?”
It was the Green Forest Bandits.
He clutched the sword at his waist and regretted his decision.
“My benefactor told me to ask an escort agency for protection...”
How could he have forgotten that?
But it was already too late.
He made a quick decision.
No matter how important the treasure was, his life and his mother's life were more important.
So he would give up the treasure...
“Hey, young man! Who are you pointing your sword at?”
At that moment, someone's voice rang out.
He turned his head and saw a woman standing there with an axe on her shoulder.
She looked to be in her twenties, but she spoke like an old woman.