Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 149



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149. Central Plains Merchants’ Association (4)

“older brother.”

“why?”

“Thank you always.”

“Do you only say that when you’re drunk? Nothing else?”

I threw the dried fish into my mouth and chewed. Na Hyeon-wi laughed, hehe. He is three years older than me and he is also nearing his forties, but somehow Na Hyeon-wi still had a boyish charm.

“When I first inherited Cheonhasangdan, I had a hard time. If it weren’t for you, I probably would have been kicked out.”

“I told you. I did it because I wanted to.”

“Hey, here you go again.”

“I’m not saying that again, I’m saying it because it’s the truth.”

Na Hyeon-wi also picked up the fish and put it in his mouth. He had one leg up on the chair and was in a very neat posture, unlike me who threw the fish and put it in my mouth.

As expected of a people called the nobles. I thought to myself.

“So what? Brother, you are my only companion in this untrustworthy world.”

“Isn’t it an awkward thing for old people to say?”

“As you get older, you need to remember the words, memories, and emotions of your childhood. Otherwise, you’ll quickly become an old man in the back room.”

“Yes. That’s true. The moment you fall behind, you die. There’s no reason why the martial arts world would say, ‘The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead.’”

“Yes. Oh, when I drink, I miss Lady Gwan too.”

“Oh my, what are you talking about to a woman in her forties? She’s so disgusting.”

“Why? Last time I saw you at the middle school, you still looked pretty.”

“If you burn it and beat it, it will become better, right?”

“Whenever the topic of Miss Guan comes up, you always change the subject like that. I told you. You’ll regret it later.”

I put my glass down on the table with a thud and stood up.

“I’m going to go. That’s what you called me to say.”

“Brother, Brother! I’m sorry. I won’t talk about Lady Guan.”

I pretended I couldn’t win then and sat back down.

“So, shall we talk about your wife now?”

“Oh, I don’t like that.”

Although I didn’t say anything because I was embarrassed, Na Hyeon-wi was someone I could call a companion in this world where no one was trustworthy.

And the young figure of that man was now before me.

* * *

A place to meet people from your past lives. Of course, there are not only good relationships from your past lives. There were also bad relationships that you wanted to kill.

Of course, Na Hyeon-wi, who is lying here, was a guy who had a good relationship with me. Unlike my father who was perfect in everything, he was a guy who had some empty corners, but sometimes he knew how to use those empty spaces to his advantage and hit the jackpot.

At first, everyone ignored him, thinking that he was the successor to the top in the world, but I was the first to recognize his true value.

“Na Hyeon-wi.”

“I said no?”

“That’s right.”

But I couldn’t pretend to know more about Na Hyeon-wi. After all, the Na Hyeon-wi I know is a person who became the leader of Cheonha Sangdan after Na Han-geol retired.

Still, Na Hyeon-wi was not much different from the person I knew, despite the passage of time, and he was friendly.

“Why do you keep saying no when you say yes!”

“Isn’t that guy just a bubble?”

“What? This son of a bitch!”

Na Hyeon-wi, who had suddenly grabbed me by the collar, changed his gaze to one of “Oh no.” I let go of his collar and shook out my collar.

“Stop denying it. If you deny it any longer, I will consider it as denying the name your father gave you.”

“……all right.”

Na Hyun-wi said in a dead voice. Na Han-geol was an objectively great person, and Na Hyun-wi naturally respected his father. Knowing that, cooking Na Hyun-wi was not a problem.

“How on earth did you know that I was Na Hyeon-wi?”

“I’ve already gathered all the people who are fit to come to the middle class.”

“You’re so thorough.”

Na Hyeon-wi knelt down and placed both hands on the ground at my lie. It seemed like he was severely criticizing his own shortcomings.

The reason Na Hyun-wi did well later was because of that kind of attitude. Reflecting on failure and learning from reflection. At first glance, it may seem obvious, but there are more people than you think who can’t do that. Tragically, until death.

“Then let me ask you this. Why did I attack?”

“that…….”

Na Hyeon-wi interrupted. I shouted.

“Answer quickly!”

“Ah, that. Actually, I was going to act like I was going to step forward and save the Lord if those Nokrimdo guys threatened him. But then they suddenly left. Ah, of course it was my fault for hiring those guys, and this plan itself may sound ridiculous, but… … .”

The words came out of Na Hyun-wi’s mouth quickly. I shook my head. Isn’t this the kind of tactic that the grandparents use to seduce women?

“why?”

“I, I want to become close with you!”

It was truly a sight to behold. Na Hyeon-wi kept talking as if he couldn’t even see my expression.

“Actually, I wanted to become close with you, but I had no choice. That’s why I had no choice but to use this tactic. I’m truly sorry if you felt uncomfortable.”

Na Hyeon-wi bowed halfway to me. The Na Hyeon-wi I knew was also a ridiculous guy, but that was just a joke. The Na Hyeon-wi of his younger days was twice as much of a jerk as the old Na Hyeon-wi.

“If you want to become friends, why don’t you just pretend not to know me and come up to me and ask me to go with you?”

“Then you might be a little suspicious. I was trying to create a dramatic situation. Hehe.”

“So you’re saying you scared us because of one thought of yours?”

“… … That’s how it is. I’m sorry again.”

A guy with no answer. I grabbed Na Hyeon-wi’s ear and ran back to where I had come from. The employees who had been disguised as Nokrim-do had already disappeared completely.

“Ouch! It hurts!”

“I’m saying it hurts.”

When I grabbed Na Hyeon-wi’s ear and brought him in, Yoo Cha-ryeon and Jo Chung-heon just blinked. No matter how well their brains worked, it wouldn’t be easy to deduce what was happening.

“Is this the guy? The one who ordered us to kill him?”

“He said he didn’t order her to kill him, he just threatened her. He said it was a script where he would come out and save her.”

“Huh? What kind of nonsense is that script?”

Na Hyeon-wi’s face turned red at Yoo Cha-ryeon’s merciless words. He had put his heart and soul into the script, but he was immediately judged to be a fool, so he seemed insulted.

I let go of Na Hyun-wi’s ear. Na Hyun-wi looked at me with tearful eyes, and naturally began to apologize to Jo Chung-heon and Yoo Cha-ryeon. Still, he was a boy who grew up in a prestigious family and had at least a modicum of tact and manners.

Jo Chung-heon and Yoo Cha-ryeon were as dumbfounded as I was, but since Na Hyeon-wi apologized politely and they weren’t particularly harmed, they seemed to just let it go.

“But why did you try to become friends with the chief priest?”

Yoo Cha-ryeon asked. Now that I think about it, I didn’t ask that. Because it was so obvious that I was close with Na Hyeon-wi. But now that I think about it, I should have asked that first.

Na Hyeon-wi scratched the back of his head, looking slightly embarrassed before answering.

“Well, actually, my father thinks highly of Master Muk Danju.”

“hmm?”

This was another strange story. As a merchant, I was a legend, and as a warrior, I was a legend. The fact that such a person knew me was strange in itself.

“So, you want to maintain a good relationship, and I want to help you with that.”

In the end, it turns out that he planned it in order to help his father. The purpose was admirable, but the method itself was so poor that it seemed like Na Hyeon-wi was Na Hyeon-wi.

By the way, the fact that Geumgeom Nahan-geol is interested in me is a good thing in itself.

Geumgeom Na Han-geol was a person who had truly retired and neatly left the top ranks. He was different from the old people who usually retire and reign as the Taesangdanju and dominate. So, our prime years were clearly different and we didn’t overlap.

In some ways, it feels similar to King Yeo Bul-jin. Yeo Bul-jin also didn’t have any particular connection in his previous life, but it happened in this life.

But there was something different about Yeo Bul-jin. Even though I was an old Yeo Bul-jin, I had seen Yeo Bul-jin in my previous life. So, even if I saw Yeo Bul-jin in person, it wouldn’t have been that surprising, but I had never seen Na Han-geol before, so I was naturally curious.

“Okay. So you’re going to Beijing too?”

I spoke first for Na Hyeon-wi, who was watching the situation closely. Na Hyeon-wi nodded quickly.

“Then let’s go together. Are you sure you haven’t done anything wrong on other mountains?”

“Actually, I didn’t know that the Master Danju would be so skilled in martial arts. So I thought it would end here.”

Na Hyeon-wi said.

Well, when I used my martial arts skills outside of the sect, it was in a situation where no rumors could spread.

The first was during the aftermath of the salt spill. I remember somehow beating Namgung Hwi, even though I used the rules.

But there was no way that it would leak out. The merchants of Hwiju all maintained close relationships with the Namgung family, and there was no way they would go around bragging that the Namgung family’s direct descendant had lost to a mere new chieftain.

The second time was when I fought Tuzon in the black market in Shaanxi. I think that’s when I vaguely revealed my identity.

But this happened in the black market, and who would think that if they heard that Toujon and I fought on equal footing, that would be so? After all, I am still an unknown puppet in the martial arts world.

So, the story that Na Hyeon-wi came up with such a hasty plan is not without basis.

“But it’s really surprising that you’re a Taegeuk Inspector. I knew that they had a close relationship, but the Mudang faction gave you the position of Taegeuk Inspector. Isn’t that a position that only the most talented disciples among the main sect receive?”

Na Hyeon-wi knew his current situation and immediately started flattering him. However, since what he said wasn’t entirely wrong, he didn’t feel good or bad about it.

“Well, I guess so.”

“Even if I don’t know much about martial arts, if a Taegeuk swordsman from a secular background were to emerge, the old school would be turned upside down. If we’re going to look at it from a higher level, wouldn’t it be like the illegitimate child defeating the direct line and taking over the upper line?”

Na Hyun-wi looked at me with shining eyes. If eyes had energy, it would have seemed like starlight was pouring down on me. Na Hyun-wi’s gaze was that much of a burden to me.

“Honestly, I was only trying to build a bridge because of what my father said, but do you really want to become close to me?”

“My first impression of you was too bad for that.”

“Brother, I’m really sorry.”

“Do you know how old I am, brother?”

“Oh, he looks young, so he seems like my younger brother.”

“It’s already too late.”

Na Hyeon-wi followed along, looking gloomy. After that, no one really started a fight.

As expected, I was not wrong. As I continued to climb the mountain, I never once encountered a green forest, so the path I knew was the right path. Thanks to that, we were able to shorten our schedule and quickly reach Beijing.

“We’ve finally arrived. Beijing.”

I spread my arms wide and took in the Beijing air.

A splendid castle and a bustling atmosphere. This was the capital of the empire and the place where the emperor resided. It was Beijing.

“Let’s go. To the middle class.”

I clapped my hands to cheer up the people who were busy sightseeing in Beijing. I immediately crossed the alleys and headed towards Zhongshanlian.

“I see you’ve been to the Jung Sang-ryeon before.”

Jo Chung-heon said that, but I shook my head.

“no.”

“But how do you find it so easily?”

The Zhongshan League values ​​tradition, so it has been in the same place since the old days. It will be the same in the future. That’s why I knew exactly where it was.

Soon we arrived at the Jungsangryun. And in front of the Jungsangryun, this time we met another person from our previous life.

“Huh? Prince Jin!”

Na Hyeon-wi greeted him as if he was happy to see him. A man with a gentle appearance and droopy eyes looked at Na Hyeon-wi and greeted him happily.

“I, Confucius, have come too.”

“Oh, hello, brother. This is… … .”

“know.”

Na Hyeon-wi tried to introduce me to a man named Jin Gong-ja, but I already knew him.

“Jinshugwan. Right?”

Unlike Na Hyeon-wi, it was clearly a bad relationship.