The Martial Genius Who Remembers Everything Chapter 47

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People cheered.

About escaping from a bleak future where the ending could not be known, and returning to an ordinary life where they could not even estimate when they had enjoyed it.

Right now, at this moment, there was no distinction between the slash-and-burn farmers and the village people.

The village people ran to the village saying they would catch pigs and cows, and the people remaining on Geummok Mountain took out pots and bowls from among the broken utensils, saying they would prepare a feast.

Before anyone knew it, liquor jars appeared, and people could not stop laughing as if they were drinking sweet liquor without even side dishes.

“Come here, our warrior sir.”

The herb gatherer old man grabbed my hand and did not let go as if welcoming his own child, and Village Chief Heo continued to shed tears in front of me.

While people were playing happily, the people of the Jegal Clan, who were excluded from this feast, were examining the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa.

“What is this……!”

Jegal-jeong was still in a daze, as if it were hard to believe even with his own two eyes.

“What on earth did you plot!”

As if cold water had been sprinkled on the happy seat, cold air sat down in the surroundings in an instant.

People who were laughing and drinking started to glare at the Jegal Clan one by one with contemptuous gazes.

“Reveal in detail how you caught it.”

I escaped from the hands of Village Chief Heo and Elder Gang and stepped in front of Jegal-jeong.

“The Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa is one of the demonic beasts that martial artists avoid. Do you know why?”

It is not that it cannot be caught in the first place. It is a target that one wants to avoid as much as possible.

“Because while it is tricky to catch, there is no spiritual core, and most of the internal organs and flesh have toxicity that is harmful to humans.”

The concept of catching an opponent with poisonous food was one of the long traditions of hunting, but since the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa harbored poison in the first place and was immune, that method could not be used either.

“I know that.”

“So I detoxified it.”

“Detoxified?”

“The medicinal herbs that I put inside the wild boar’s belly melted inside the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa’s belly and mixed with each other, and the mixed medicinal herbs became a powerful poison to the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa.”

In the Gangho, which had lost countless warriors to the Righteous-Demonic War, the civilian sector had no choice but to handle the work that warriors should have done.

“You can catch it just by feeding it detoxifying herbs?”

“It does not work just by feeding it blindly. The order is also set accordingly.”

The method of catching the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa by detoxification was a poisoning method invented by the Sinui-bang (Divine Doctor Room) while the Righteous-Demonic War was in full swing. Naturally, it was a concept that had not come out yet.

“This is nonsense…….”

Jegal-jeong bit his teeth as if resentful.

The warriors of the Jegal Clan were the same.

Rather than the joy of catching the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa, it was filled with more unfairness felt as the other party easily solved a problem that was difficult for them.

“To hunt with such an absurd method!”

As if agreeing with Jegal-jeong’s words, the sorcerers and warriors of the Jegal Clan were nodding their heads slightly.

But there was something Jegal-jeong could not see. It was the expressions of the village people.

“…….”

“…….”

The village people who were now becoming expressions as if they had met an irreconcilable enemy. They were scattering murderous intent beyond anger.

It was impossible for the tone of denying the actions of the person who had solved their suffering at once to sound very good to them.

When Jegal Hyeon-un noticed that and tried to restrain the people of the Jegal Clan. I shouted toward the village people.

“Please focus for a moment.”

People’s gazes gathered on me.

Jegal Hyeon-un also tried to speak but closed his mouth and looked at me.

“Actually, the reason I caught the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa was because there was a request from the Jegal Clan.”

The village people looked at me as if asking what kind of sudden remark that was.

“As the processing through the Murim Alliance kept being delayed, one person from the Jegal Clan could not bear it and asked me to catch the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa, saying that we must save the people.”

Now, even the people of the Jegal Clan were looking at me with expressions of not knowing what it was about, asking what kind of talk it was.

“That person said, one Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa is ruining the lives of hundreds of people. We can no longer wait for the Murim Alliance. You said that, right?”

I paused for a moment to concentrate on the audience, then pointed at Jegal-jeong.

“It is good to express gratitude to me, but is it not that you do not know the person you should truly be grateful to? I am saying this because I am worried. Supreme Elder. Could you please step out for a moment?”

People gathered in Jegal-jeong.

Jegal-jeong, who was dumbfounded, did not know what to do, then slowly came out in front of me.

“This person is the one who asked me to please catch the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa.”

Buzzing started to grow among the village people.

At that time, Jegal-jeong gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

“What is this doing?”

“Isn’t it good if the good is good?”

“What?”

Jegal-jeong had a high desire for honor, while being timid.

The reason he returned to the clan immediately after finishing his mandatory service in the Murim Alliance in his young days was also because he was not confident in standing out among the Yong-bong (Dragon and Phoenix) who were flying and crawling in that era.

“With this incident, the name of the Supreme Elder will ring loudly throughout the entire Hobeok Province. As a hyeop-gaek (righteous hero) who always looks after the common people.”

“…….”

Unlike his frowning eyebrows, Jegal-jeong’s mouth was twitching as if it felt good just thinking about it.

Seeing that, I said toward the slash-and-burn village people.

“Oh, right, and you decided that the Jegal Clan would compensate for the damage the slash-and-burn village received while hunting.”

“What?”

At that moment Jegal-jeong was about to say something to me.

“Oh my! Elder!”

Village Chief Heo jumped out forward while crying.

“As expected, I knew you wouldn’t abandon us. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.”

As Village Chief Heo sobbed, Jegal-jeong also showed an awkward forced smile and said.

“Heoheo, why are you rising? I…… I didn’t say it. I clearly said I would help.”

“Thank you so much. Thank you so much. At the very least, I have become able to raise my granddaughter without being ashamed of my son and daughter-in-law who went first.”

At the affectionate appearance of the two people, the village people who were watching also started to nod one by one.

“Come to think of it, there is no way the Jegal Clan of the world would have just watched blankly.”

“That’s right. Anyway, aren’t we also making a living thanks to the Jegal Clan?”

As the atmosphere reversed, village people approached the people of the Jegal Clan one by one.

“Warrior sirs over there. Try some liquor here. I brewed it last year, but the taste is okay.”

“Hey! Go and catch more pigs and cows! Aren’t they warriors, so they will eat a lot!”

The people of the Jegal Clan also started to act naturally in a state where they did not know the reason.

“Compensation, you say. What kind of talk is that again.”

“Just do it. How much does it cost to build a few buildings in the slash-and-burn village, you have a lot of money too.”

“…….”

“And doesn’t it look good?”

When I pointed to the scene where the village people and the people of the Jegal Clan were mingling, Jegal-jeong did not speak for a long time.

“Supreme Elder. Please accept a cup of liquor from this old man.”

When Village Chief Heo approached and offered liquor, Jegal-jeong, who had been hesitating, drank the liquor.

“Hmm? This tastes good.”

“It is the one I brewed with cornelian cherry fruits. If it suits your taste, I will send you one jar every year.”

“Heoheo.”

Then, the three of them started drinking back and forth with the herb gatherer old man.

“Heo-eo…….”

Jegal Hyeon-un, who saw that appearance, let out a small sigh.

“What on earth kind of person are you?”

It was a gaze looking at a creature he was seeing for the first time.

“Clearly, from the moment you caught the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa easily, the Supreme Elder’s behavior was expected. Because he is not a person who would let go of Cheon-gi.”

Jegal Hyeon-un and Jin-so-un were heading to the Geum-ok where Jegal Cheon-gi was locked.

Jegal-jeong eventually reluctantly allowed the dispatch of Jegal Cheon-gi.

As much as he had been treated in front of all the village people, he could not ignore it shamelessly and make unreasonable demands.

Thanks to that, Jegal Hyeon-un’s curiosity about Jin-so-un grew even bigger.

“But the actions you took were completely unexpected. Since when on earth were you plotting like that?”

“I have been thinking about it since you came to visit to monitor me.”

“Heoheo! They said the Black Flame Dragon’s head is faster than the feet of the Muhun-sin-tu (Trace-less Divine Footwork).”

“…….”

Jin-so-un, who slightly frowned when talking about his title, looked even prettier. Is he thinking that the title ‘Dragon’ is too much for himself yet?

“Anyway, even so, how did you make the village people think of honoring the Supreme Elder? What if the Elder was a person who didn’t care about such gazes?”

Jegal Hyeon-un asked endlessly as if he had met a close friend after a long time.

Jin-so-un was explaining step by step without a single sign of being bothered.

“I felt that he was a person with vanity by looking at the wealth or clothes the Supreme Elder wore, and in the process of treating Village Chief Heo, I felt he was a person with high desire for honor. However, the village people living near Yungjung Mountain had quite a large hostility toward the Jegal Clan.”

“It is all the result of my lack of virtue.”

“Well…… would it necessarily be like that? Anyway, seeing that the person who came to monitor came with sorcerers and warriors, not even going to fight a war, but carrying all the formalities, I felt he wanted to be revered by people too. And I acted like that.”

Hearing the interpretation of the series of processes, admiration for the other party comes out even more.

The principles of the world’s myriad things are just natural when you don’t know, but when you know, you have no choice but to be amazed.

Right now, Jegal Hyeon-un’s feelings were exactly like that.

“……In my opinion. It seems correct that you should have become a disciple of the Jegal Clan, not a disciple of Tae-eul-mun.”

“Thank you for just saying that.”

“Really, there was a person who could bake and boil the Supreme Elder. Even after experiencing it directly, I cannot believe it.”

“……Um, certainly, he was very different from the General Commander.”

“……Huh?”

At the title of Jegal So-myeong that suddenly popped out, Jegal Hyeon-un even stopped walking.

“Do you know my father…… no, the General Commander?”

“Ah, yes. I met him once at the Cheolgeom-mun (Iron Sword Sect) a while ago.”

“……Did you figure it out by looking at him from afar then too?”

“No. At that time, we met separately and talked…….”

“Ipgan-pae!”

Jegal Hyeon-un shouted in astonishment.

Then Jin-so-un also widened his two eyes as if asking how he knew that.

“You were the owner of that Ipgan-pae!”

“……How did you know?”

Is it just knowing? Because of this, it was a mess among the famous people of the Murim.

It was about which sect’s disciple was the existence recognized by Jegal So-myeong, who was said to be so stingy in looking at people that he had not given an Ipgan-pae even to the people of his own clan.

“Th, th, didn’t Namgung San come to find you?”

Jegal Hyeon-un was now even stuttering.

I heard that he took it to evaluate his sister and decide whether to give it or not, at the earnest request of Namgung San, who was originally a member of the Yong-bong-ji-hoe (Gathering of Dragons and Phoenixes).

However, I only heard that someone recognized by Jegal So-myeong took the Ipgan-pae in the middle, and Namgung San left the house to get it back.

Indeed, people’s attention was focused on who the person dealing with Namgung San, the rising star of Anhui Province, was.

“Yes.”

“Did he perhaps take it away?”

“I do not get my things taken away.”

“Heoeo.”

He was already surprised enough just by what he had seen so far. But seeing the unknown appearance, he was even more surprised to the point of falling over.

“Come to think of it, the disciple of Tae-eul-mun who saved the daughter of the Wang family is then…….”

Jin-so-un scratching the back of his head as if embarrassed.

Even if he didn’t answer, he could at least grasp what that meant.

I heard that there is an existence that the current Clan Leader of the Wang family, Wang Geum-san, is desperate to bring in as a son-in-law. I never imagined that it would be this young man in front of my eyes.

“What on earth is your identity?”

“I am a disciple of Tae-eul-mun.”

That is the problem.

He is a disciple of Tae-eul-mun, but the work he accomplished, the actions he took, his words and deeds, and his thoughts are all extraordinary.

If he is an existence who has achieved this much activity with the martial arts of Tae-eul-mun, I could not even imagine what he would look like if he had stronger martial power.

‘Wait, the martial arts of the Jegal Clan are not bad either…….’

Jegal Hyeon-un, who was continuing such thoughts, lamented his situation of not having a daughter.

“Really, I am so envious of your father and the Sect Leader of your sect.”

“I don’t know about the Sect Leader, but my father won’t think so. Haha.”

Seeing him burst into hearty laughter, his relationship with his father also seemed good.

Really, there was nothing lacking, and the more I saw him, the more coveted he was.

‘Yes, since he is taking Cheon-gi anyway, I should keep making connections in the meantime. If not, there are children in the family who are old enough to get married…….’

While Jegal Hyeon-un was unfolding his own wings of imagination like that.

The two people reached the Geum-ok.

The warriors who were guarding around the Geum-ok had all withdrawn from the moment the dispatch of Jegal Cheon-gi was decided.

“Cheon-gi, a guest has come.”

Creak.

The hinges that had not been opened for a long time opened with a noisy sound, and inside, Jegal Cheon-gi, dressed neatly, was kneeling on one knee, holding a Pogyon.

“I, Jegal Cheon-gi, greet my Lord.”

“…….”

“…….”

At Jegal Cheon-gi’s behavior, which he could not understand, Jin-so-un and Jegal Hyeon-un looked at each other.

Jegal Cheon-gi said as loudly as possible.

“It is just that in the past, Liu Bei Hyeondeok visited our Great Ancestor three times to obtain him. But since you caught the Cheolgap-heungmang-daesa to use someone like me, a lowly student of the Murim, how could I just stay still? I will serve you as my Lord for the rest of my life, so please do not cast me out. Great Hero Black Flame Dragon.”

Jegal Hyeon-un was embarrassed by Cheon-gi’s sudden behavior, but he could understand it to some extent.

He said he did not mind the danger of using him, who had lived all his life being denied in the clan where he was born and raised, so how much comfort would that wounded heart have received?

“…….”

Jegal Hyeon-un looked only at Jin-so-un without a word in front of the important incident where his son’s future might be at stake.