Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 207



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Episode 207. Unexpected Reward (2)

Hanbin’s expression became strangely distorted.

What on earth is the reason?

Hanbin assumed several situations and distributed the bags in order.

But the note now was the one in the second pocket.

The note, ‘If you want to live, you will die, and if you want to die, you will live,’ refers to Hanbin’s attitude toward his enemies when something happens to him.

The first note he gave me was to tell me to get out of the area quickly if anything shocking happened.

If the ground shakes, it means the enemy has taken the bait.

One Hanbin was enough to defeat the enemy who bit the bait.

If done wrong, the Red Blood Tigers could become Hanbin’s weakness.

For that reason, it was an order given that it would be advantageous for the Red Blood Tigers to head to Habukpangga as soon as possible.

Of course, it was a coincidence that things got this complicated.

Hanbin could not have predicted that the passage would burst the moment the Red Blood Tigers arrived here.

He did not have the talent of Zhuge Liang, who could change the direction of the wind and predict the time.

The biggest reason was that Imoo-myeong took out the second pocket instead of the first.

The current scene where Kang Yu-chan and the leaders of the soldiers are butting heads and groaning in pain was created due to a combination of Imoo-myeong’s mistake and coincidence.

The biggest problem here was that it was impossible to reveal that Imoo-myeong had done this.

In Kang Yu-chan’s view, it was Han Bin, not Lee Mu-myeong, who had conveyed this.

What if it was just a minor misunderstanding that left all these soldiers paralyzed?

Hanbin’s eyebrows twitched and then stopped.

Hanbin opened his mouth without any hesitation.

“There were two things I wanted to say.”

“Two things… … .”

Kang Yu-chan nodded, trailing off.

It meant to tell me to keep talking.

At that sight, Hanbin continued speaking with a serious expression.

“First, I wanted to say that if you see the enemy, you should not disperse and should hold out. When you think everything is over, the enemy that appears is definitely not the remnants, and you will not be able to stop them with the strength of your soldiers. But you cannot let them go easily, right?”

“If we persist, it will only result in sacrifices?”

“Aren’t there many masters around here, like Master Kang Yu-chan and Master Hong? I thought it would be a success if I could just catch the enemy’s ankle.”

“Oh, that makes sense. So what’s the second one?”

“The second time is when an explosion like this one happens.”

“The shocking shaking that just occurred was not an earthquake but an explosion?”

He looked a little surprised.

Hanbin decided to blame everything, including the explosion in the Jangwoonhyeon underground passage, on the enemy.

“Yes. I don’t know what the enemy was aiming for, but they blew up several places below Jang Woon-hyeon. What would have happened if the military had rushed to protect the villagers?”

“hmm.”

Kang Yu-chan stroked his beard and became lost in thought.

For a moment, his eyes widened.

The hand on the table is visibly shaking.

I remembered the second explosion that had occurred a little while ago.

His shaking hands stopped and Kang Yu-chan opened his mouth.

“So, are you saying that you wrote these words to protect us?”

“Yes.”

Well, it turned out that it ended up tying their ankles, but it was true.

At that time, Kang Yu-chan tilted his head as if he didn’t understand something.

“Couldn’t we have seen that note and run to the village?”

“Aren’t you all gathered here and worrying about something right now?”

Instead of answering, Hanbin asked a question.

At that moment, Kang Yu-chan looked around at the surrounding military officers and nodded.

I couldn’t refute Hanbin’s words.

We’re all gathered here to interpret the note Hanbin gave us.

Kang Yu-chan’s eyes trembled slightly.

For a moment, he held Hanbin’s hand tightly.

“Thank you. You are the incarnation of Zhuge Liang. I will report your wisdom to His Majesty the Emperor and have you… … .”

Kang Yu-chan’s mouth moved without stopping.

In fact, all of this was Kang Yu-chan’s true intention.

What the country needed was not a hundred masters.

It took one strategist to move a hundred masters.

One person can use a hundred masters like a thousand.

He could have treated a hundred masters like ten and ended up losing the war in vain.

This is the country’s perspective on talent, and it is a little different from the perspective of the martial arts world.

In Kang Yu-chan’s eyes, Han-bin seemed more precious than the ten best swordsmen of Hwa-gyeong.

But Hanbin waved his hand.

“Don’t do that, sir.”

“No… … .”

“I am not Zhuge Liang.”

Hanbin quickly cut off Kang Yuchan’s words.

It was because I couldn’t stand the embarrassment, even though it seemed a little rude.

In addition, if there is talk of a recommendation, it becomes difficult.

Hanbin’s place was not in the palace, but in the world of martial arts.

On the other hand, Kang Yu-chan looked at Han-bin with a slightly surprised expression.

He thought for a moment, then chewed over Hanbin’s words over and over again, like a cow chewing its cud.

“… … .”

Kang Yu-chan, who had been silently looking at Han-bin, opened his mouth.

I figured out what Han Bin meant when he said it wasn’t Zhuge Liang.

What did Liu Bei do to get Zhuge Liang?

Isn’t that why the saying “samgochoryeo” came about?

Hanbin’s intention was clear.

I thought it meant that even if the emperor came three times, he would never get his wish.

Of course, this was a mistake.

Kang Yu-chan’s eyes sparkled as he collected his thoughts.

“Forget what I said.”

“all right.”

It was when Hanbin slightly bowed his head and was about to turn around.

A soldier came running in a hurry.

The soldier standing in front of Kang Yu-chan spoke without any manners.

“This is His Majesty the Emperor’s holy place.”

At those words, everyone knelt down.

Then, the rest of the generals, except for Kang Yu-chan, put their swords down on the floor.

Only Kang Yu-chan was kneeling on one knee and holding a knife to the floor with his left hand.

This was because a general who participated in a war never put down his sword.

Even when it receives the Holy Land.

Then the soldier began to read the scriptures.

“To Kang Yu-chan, the head of the Royal Guard who dealt with this epidemic… … .”

As we read the Holy Land, everyone’s shoulders shook.

Their gazes, directed toward the floor, began to shake violently.

The content was that groundbreaking.

After hearing that the plague had been suppressed, he decided to award gold and grain to the generals who had participated in this mission.

This is a public announcement.

The emperor also knew that this epidemic was caused by human efforts, so he issued a separate secret order to Kang Yu-chan.

To summarize the secret letter briefly, it contained the message of keeping quiet about the plague and the enemy.

That’s understandable, as rumors breed more rumors.

In addition, there were words of encouragement to those who contributed this time.

* * *

That afternoon.

Now, Kang Yu-chan caught Han Bin and his party who were about to leave for Habukpangga.

“Just wait a moment!”

“Why are you like that, sir?”

“Can you spare me a moment?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Thank you. And you come with me.”

The last person Kang Yu-chan pointed to was Seo Jae-oh.

Inside the barracks, Kang Yu-chan held a steaming cup of tea on a large table.

Hanbin and Seo Jae-oh can be seen beyond the teacup held to his lips.

Right now, Kang Yu-chan’s lips are dry from all the compliments he’s received about Hanbin.

Kang Yu-chan, who wet his lips with tea, turned his gaze to Seo Jae-oh.

Kang Yu-chan’s gaze at Seo Jae-oh was different from when he looked at Han Bin.

If the gaze looking at Hanbin contained a desire to recruit talented people, the gaze looking at Seo Jae-oh contained affection as if looking at family.

Why is that?

It is because of the connection between them that they are connected through a single sect called the Hwasanpa.

In some ways, it’s a relationship as strong as blood relations.

Kang Yu-chan slightly raised the corners of his lips.

“Thank you for making the Volcano Party shine, Sajil.”

Seo Jae-oh was speechless at the unexpected words.

When I heaped praise on Hanbin, he just listened and said, “So what?”

Also, what was your first meeting with Kang Yu-chan like?

It was he who had threatened not to return to the Hwasan faction until he found the Plum Blossom Three Views and the Plum Blossom Patch.

I didn’t know that they would praise me when they dragged me into the barracks like this.

Kang Yu-chan continued speaking after seeing the somewhat embarrassed expression.

“I was worried that if I praised you in front of other people, you would say that you were a loser, so I told you to come here.”

Only then was Seo Jae-oh able to smile back at him.

“No, Sasauk. It was something I had to do anyway. If there was a chance to save the people, would the plum blossom inspector in the text back down? I was just being faithful to the teachings in the text.”

“Wow, you’ve changed a lot.”

“… … .”

Seo Jae-oh looked at Kang Yu-chan without saying anything.

Actually, I wasn’t looking at him, I was just lost in thought for a moment.

As Kang Yu-chan said, Seo Jae-oh has changed a lot.

Any other time, I wouldn’t have been able to give such an awkward answer.

It was not because of the teachings of the Hwasan faction, but because of Hanbin’s influence.

Although Hanbin is annoying, Seo Jae-oh strangely resembles Hanbin.

Starting with the incident in Jangwoonhyeon, my resentment also began to fade.

‘It is said that it is incurable… … .’

Even now, with Kang Yu-chan in front of him, one word was still lingering in Seo Jae-oh’s mind.

According to Jang Ja-myeong, he narrowly escaped death this time and reached the state of being invulnerable to poison.

Is it invincible?

It’s nice to say that it’s invulnerable to a hundred poisons, but how many people in the Hwasan faction have achieved the state of invulnerability to a hundred poisons?

I can probably count them on one hand.

Even they did not have any resistance to poison, but could only push away the poison with their internal energy.

But, he was different.

Because you naturally develop resistance to poison, you can counter the opponent’s poison regardless of your internal energy.

All of this was a coincidence given by Hanbin, the Four Princes of Pengga.

At that time, Kang Yu-chan woke up Seo Jae-oh who was lost in thought.

“Are you going back to the Volcano faction now?”

“No. I will remain in Cheonsujang for the rest of my time in Ganghohang.”

“You’re staying at Cheonsujang?”

When Kang Yu-chan looked at him with a surprised expression, Seo Jae-oh answered with a small smile.

“I think I’ll gain more experience by staying in Cheonsujang than by traveling around Gangho.”

“Experience… … .”

Kang Yu-chan looked at Han-bin next to him, his voice trailing off.

Hanbin also seemed to not know because he tilted his head.

For a moment, Kang Yu-chan nodded quietly.

It was decided that there was some truth to what Seo Jae-oh said.

Strangely enough, wherever Hanbin, the four princes of Pengga, went, incidents and accidents were bound to occur.

Fortunately, everything ended up working out well and in the right direction.

If it weren’t for Hanbin’s tip-off, not only Jangwoonhyeon but the entire Habuk region would have been in an uproar.

What kind of place is this?

Wasn’t it close to Beijing, where the emperor resides?

What if people here start dying?

It was obvious that the palace would be turned upside down.

For that reason, Kang Yu-chan judged that what happened here was tantamount to treason.

For that reason, Kang Yu-chan had no choice but to praise Han Bin.

“This time, you can look forward to it.”

“Expectations?”

“His Majesty the Emperor will greatly reward you for this.”

“I was only doing what I had to do as Your Majesty’s subject.”

Hanbin bowed his head deeply.

Of course, while whetting your appetite.

Kang Yu-chan lightly patted Han-bin’s shoulder as he lowered his head.

When I looked up, Kang Yu-chan was holding two leather pouches in his left hand.

Hanbin tilted his head at that sight.

Kang Yu-chan smiled as if he knew this would happen and handed one of the leather pouches to Han-bin.

“Take this.”

“What is this? Sir.”

“When you arrive at Habukpangga, open it. But please open it when you are alone.”