Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 525



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525. Jungwon Ilgeom (1)

The reason Kang Yu-chan was surprised was simple.

This was because the students’ gazes were all focused on one place.

One of them took a step forward.

The student who came forward was none other than Yang Seok-bong.

Yang Seok-bong gave a lottery ticket to Han Bin.

Po-kwon is a greeting method used by martial artists that is not used by scholars.

At that moment, the other students also stopped in the same state of being bewildered.

At that moment, Yang Seok-bong raised his waist.

Yang Seok-bong looked at Han Bin with meaningful eyes.

“Thank you for saving my life, Master Peng.”

After that, all the students straightened their backs and followed Yang Seok-bong’s words.

“Thank you for saving my life.”

The way he repeated it without a single error was like a well-trained soldier.

Hanbin waved his hand.

“I was just doing what I had to do, Mr. Yang. So, please don’t be so polite.”

“No, Mr. Peng.”

“it’s okay.”

“This is our heart, so please accept it.”

Yang Seok-bong took off the hat that represented a Confucian scholar with a solemn expression.

When the coffin was removed, the inner coffin covering the topknot was revealed.

All Confucian scholars groom their hair in the same way.

They arrange their topknots with cloth brought from their own families and wear a hat over them to cover their topknots.

It is the rule of Confucian scholars’ academies to wear a hat indicating one’s status on top of a serf hat.

The official titles were all given out by the Confucian scholars’ academy.

It had two meanings.

The first is that there is no high or low among the larvae; they are all equal.

The second was to always maintain a straight character like bamboo.

Hanbin tilted his head at their appearance.

Because I couldn’t figure out what their actions meant.

The same was true for Kang Yu-chan.

Then they took off their green tunics and threw them on the floor.

Whoosh.

The green tube falls limply to the floor.

Now their topknots, tied with cloth, were revealed.

The students untied the cloth that tied their topknots.

Whoosh.

As the cloth was untied, the hair flowed down.

At that moment, Yang Seok-bong reached out his hand.

In his hand he held the cloth that had bound his topknot.

The fabric wasn’t really that great.

It was a plain white cloth.

But the cloth had Yang Seok-bong’s surname written on it.

To be exact, the four characters Anhuiyangga were embroidered on it.

“Please take this, Master Peng.”

“What does this mean?”

Hanbin asked in a whisper so that only Yang Seokbong could hear.

This was a custom I had heard somewhere.

As a Confucian scholar, this hair band is the only thing that can indicate one’s family line.

I heard that giving this headband was like declaring that you will repay the favor by putting your family line on the line.

Hanbin asked the question to clarify the meaning.

Knowing the exact meaning of an item and receiving it was fundamental to trade.

Hanbin thought that this custom itself was a transaction.

Of course, Hanbin’s voice was very warm.

It was completely different from the voice that had previously addressed Yang Seok-bong.

Yang Seok-bong, who met their gazes, answered.

“This is a symbol of our family’s commitment to repaying the favor. So please accept this token.”

Yang Seok-bong extends both hands politely.

Hanbin received the hair tie.

Then, the students started walking towards Hanbin one by one.

“Take mine too. It is a token of the Shanxi Choi family.”

“The Jo family of Guizhou also received the favor of Peng Yu-saeng.”

The students handed over their badges without exception.

Hanbin organized the evidence one by one.

Hair ties ranged from those made of cotton to those made of silk.

Perhaps to show off their prestige, some of the strings had the family name embroidered in silk.

Kang Yu-chan, who was watching this, clicked his tongue inwardly.

In fact, he had a mountain of work to do here.

But the event that was currently taking place could not be stopped.

Even Kang Yu-chan saw that their actions were pure and pious.

It was as if they were paying tribute to the ancient sages.

When all the students handed over their hair ties, Yang Seok-bong stood in front and gave them a lottery ticket.

“Thank you again, Mr. Peng.”

“I thank the gods of heaven and earth for creating this relationship. As the old saying goes, there is no greater ally than a close friend. I hope that in the future, you and I will share the same relationship as Guan Zhong and Po Shu.”

Guan Zhong and Po Shu were good examples of close friends recognized not only by the martial arts world but also by the Confucian scholars.

There is even a saying, “A friend is like a teacher.”

Hanbin also threw a lottery at them.

Hanbin raised his head and took off his coffin.

Hanbin, who had taken off his clothes just like them, untied his hair tie.

Yang Seok-bong, who was standing in front of me, said in surprise.

“Master Peng, right now that is… … .”

He was unable to continue speaking.

Because Hanbin suddenly picked up a sword.

Of course, it was the dagger full moon.

Although it was a dagger, the full moon stretched out a strange aura.

Yang Seok-bong, standing before that coldness, took a step back.

Hanbin threw his hair tie into the air.

The hair tie flutters and slowly comes down.

Hanbin’s hand, which was holding the full moon, twitched.

But the full moon was not pulled out of its scabbard.

Yang Seok-bong tilted his head.

It seemed to him that Hanbin was trying to cut off the falling hair tie.

But Hanbin just flinched and didn’t do anything.

Hanbin’s fluttering hair tie fell to the floor.

To Yang Seok-bong, it seemed like nothing more than a hair tie had fallen off.

No matter how I looked, there was no change.

Then Hanbin said.

“I only have one token to give, so I had to use my hand.”

“… … .”

Yang Seok-bong simply tilted his head.

Hanbin’s hair tie that had fallen to the ground was still there.

The very phrase “using hands” did not make sense.

There was a brief silence, and then Kang Yu-chan stepped forward.

“Prince Peng, please look at me for a moment.”

“Yes, sir. I understand.”

Hanbin and his group left Soho Pavilion.

Yang Seok-bong, who was watching Hanbin and his group disappear into thin air, quietly looked at the hair tie that had fallen to the floor.

What Yang Seok-bong was worried about was not what Han Bin’s actions meant.

The question was how to divide the evidence left behind by Hanbin.

At that moment, Choi Yu-ji approached him.

“Yang Yu-saeng, why is that?”

“Prince Peng left us a token. But there is only one token. I don’t know who should take it.”

At those words, other students also came closer.

Everyone looked at the hair tie that Hanbin left behind in silence.

He couldn’t just rashly claim it as his own.

The evidence Hanbin left behind was that meaningful.

While everyone was hesitating, Choi Yu-ji pointed to Yang Seok-bong.

“You keep it for now.”

“You want me to keep it?”

“Weren’t you the first person to meet Confucian scholar Peng? We acknowledge that and have appointed you as the representative of Confucian scholars.”

“hmm.”

Yang Seok-bong coughed awkwardly.

He served as the de facto representative of the Confucian community.

It wasn’t a position that was won through competition with Choi Yu-ji.

It was a position given to me by the Confucian scholars simply because I was the first to meet Hanbin.

Yang Seok-bong, who had been looking at the hair tie for a moment, bent down and grabbed the hair tie as if he had no choice.

At that moment, Yang Seok-bong’s eyes widened.

“What the heck is this… … .”

* * *

Hanbin left them behind and escaped from Soho Pavilion.

It was because Kang Yu-chan said he had something else to tell me.

As we left Soho-gak and arrived at the bottom of a deserted wall, Kang Yu-chan said.

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a human side of you. You’ve changed a lot since I last saw you.”

“I haven’t changed, sir.”

“Hehe, I don’t agree with that. In my opinion, you have grown a level further. You know I’m not talking about martial arts, right?”

“Yes, of course I know. But I haven’t changed. I just showed my original character. Isn’t it the way to hide one-third of your original ability?”

“You’re hiding three percent of it?”

“Well, I tend to hide a bit more. You can think of it as hiding my character as well, sir.”

“Heh heh, is that so… … . I didn’t know you would be touched by such a formal greeting.”

“It’s not the form, it’s their heart.”

“I see.”

Kang Yu-chan clicked his tongue at the sight of Han-bin speaking so calmly.

In fact, Kang Yu-chan didn’t know that Han-bin would be truly happy to see a formal certificate.

Hanbin, as Kang Yu-chan sees him, was a great man who would be satisfied with receiving a contract instead of a certificate.

But you just receive a token and express your sincere gratitude to them?

Kang Yu-chan couldn’t even imagine Han Bin, whom he had seen before.

That doesn’t mean Hanbin was like a businessman.

Nothing Hanbin did was outside the scope of a just cause.

There was only appropriate compensation there.

But this time, he didn’t expect much in return for saving their lives.

The only compensation was a token of their own volition.

Actually, this token was also something great.

The Confucian scholar’s hair ribbon was the only sign of his family line.

The problem is that not every single student is in a position to represent his or her family.

That token might give you a little help, but anything beyond that was up to the elders of the family to decide.

There, Hanbin also gave them a token.

This is a fair exchange of grace.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand this incident.

After a moment of awkward silence, Seol-hwa asked.

“Your Majesty, what should we do with the hair ties?”

“Keep it in accordance with the family register and contract.”

“Yes! I will keep it in a good place, Your Majesty.”

“Okay. Thank you, Seolhwa.”

Kang Yu-chan opened his eyes wide at their conversation.

“A contract? What does that mean?”

“I made a bet with the students a while ago. I took the contract I needed at that time. Why are you so surprised?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Can I ask you one more thing?”

“Yes, go ahead, sir.”

“What did you mean when you gave me the hair tie earlier?”

“Oh, that doesn’t mean anything.”

“If it doesn’t make sense… … .”

“My hair tie is exactly one-fiftyth.”

“Hmm, I guess it’s about that much.”

Kang Yu-chan recalled what happened at that time.

Hanbin cut the falling hair tie into exactly fifty equal parts.

Of course, it was a move that could be seen because it was Kang Yoo-chan.

To someone who doesn’t know martial arts, it would just look like a flinch.

He wouldn’t even know that he had taken the dagger out of its scabbard.

Hanbin responded to Kang Yuchan’s curious expression.

“How can one fiftieth of a hair tie be equal to one whole piece? Grace is as great as it is.”

“her.”

Kang Yu-chan opened his mouth.

Hanbin’s words were reasonable.

It was like saying that although the heart was divided, the amount was not the same.

Kang Yu-chan turned his head and collected his expression.

I couldn’t help but agree that Hanbin hadn’t changed at all.

Kang Yu-chan looked at Han-bin quietly.

Hanbin asked cautiously, seeing how serious the look was.

“What’s going on, sir?”

“Take this. This is a letter from the princess.”

“A letter from the princess?”

Hanbin already had a letter in his hand.

Hanbin knelt down after receiving the letter.

It was customary to show respect for gifts received from the royal family.

At that time, Kang Yu-chan hurriedly woke up Han-bin.

“Oh, by the way, there was an order from the princess’s mother not to act politely. Get up.”

“Then I will read it comfortably.”

Hanbin quietly opened the letter.

Hanbin’s expression changed constantly as he read the letter.