Episode 4 This is my territory from here (1)
Half a year has already passed since I started hiding in the mountains.
Right now, Jinsan Yu had taken off his top and was warming up.
Back muscles that create a straight back and curves. The fine muscles in both arms and shoulders wriggled like earthworms.
The body had changed so much that it was unbelievable that it was an old man’s body.
As soon as he finished preparing, his feet lifted off the ground.
Taaa-!
He was very stable as he was hanging on to a tree branch with both hands.
I couldn’t waste even a moment.
He took a deep breath and started exercising as usual.
“one-! two-! three-!”
His head rose and fell on the tree branch repeatedly in sync.
The veins in both arms swelled to the point of bursting.
It wasn’t just about exercising. His brain was constantly struggling.
These people are destructive people who ruined their families. As expected, if the target was the Murim Alliance, it was like hitting a rock with a stone.
But even if it was a mountain rather than a rock, I had no intention of stopping.
‘I will definitely break you down, even if I have to hit you a million times.’
After a moment, a cry of joy burst from his mouth.
“Two hundred and twenty!”
The goal was definitely achieved. It was a number that could not be reached without the power of internal energy.
He raised his legs again and placed them on the tree branch.
It was another abdominal exercise.
He hung like a bat and continued to swing his upper body from side to side.
“one-! two-! three-!”
I didn’t even know that time was passing.
Before he knew it, his mouth was about to shout three hundred.
“Mites.”
Her granddaughter was calling her. Now that I think about it, it was time to feed him milk.
Eugene San jumped to the ground and ran to his granddaughter.
“You’re awake, baby! “Grandpa will feed you soon, so just wait a moment.”
There was some leftover milk that had been boiled after milking Geumsun at night.
I put it in a thin bamboo container and added an empty blade of grass.
If you hold it in your hand like a chestnut, it will suck it up on its own.
Jin-san Yu handed over the bamboo bucket with a happy smile and sat down next to his granddaughter, grabbing something.
It was leftover rabbit meat from last night. It wasn’t tasty, but eating meat was essential to build muscle.
I was just about to take a bite.
Teok-!
It was the sound of Yoo Seol throwing the bamboo bucket.
“You have to eat well to grow healthily, right? “Hurry up and eat.”
I tried to hand it to him again, but he didn’t even try to catch it.
Something was strange, unlike usual.
When I tried to force it, it suddenly started crying nervously.
“Mite!!!”
It seemed like he didn’t want to drink milk.
“phew. “I heard your temperament is exactly like that of your father.”
I held the rabbit meat out in front of me just in case. Then, he smiled brightly as if he had never cried before.
“Heh~”
It was embarrassing.
“Do you want this? “How can you eat without even having a few teeth?”
There were only four upper and lower teeth the size of grains of rice.
However, he kept waving his arms asking for rabbit meat.
“If you want to eat, just call me grandpa. Do~a~b~ji.”
At that moment, the baby started laughing and said something.
“Habae!”
“what? “What did you say just now?”
He couldn’t believe his ears for a moment.
As a child born with the five senses of immortality, I assumed that his thinking ability and development would be exceptional.
However, it was unexpected that he had already started learning the language.
At that time, I heard my granddaughter’s cry again.
“Habae!”
Eugene San’s eyes became red. It seemed as if all the hardships I had endured were melting away.
One thing that bothers me is that they called me grandpa, not grandpa.
He seemed to remember the words he used to say out of habit.
But whatever. I wiped my tears with my sleeve and grabbed the pot.
There were carrots and pumpkins that had been frosting in the fields of a nearby village. I was thinking of making porridge for the first time in a while.
He gathered the ingredients, ground them together with the rabbit meat, washed them, and steeped them in boiling water.
His left hand was clutching the blanket covering the baby.
And then he quickly threw it towards the approaching shadow.
Paaa-!
The wide-open blanket blocked Salsu’s view for a moment.
A cool ray of light flashed and began to split the blanket from side to side.
Boo!
In a split second, a cool breeze appeared through the gap in the torn blanket.
Confucian singing method, Jeolchosik Chuilgeukseom (追一極閃).
It was a sharp spear that pierced the enemy in front with lightning-like speed.
Shoot!
The tip of the spear split the air, creating a whirlwind.
At the same time, a beam of light pierced the entire front of the approaching shadow.
Fuuuuk-!
“Ugh!”
A man in black with his face covered was skewered like a skewer on the handle of a spear.
Yu Jin-san, who was supporting it with one hand, shook the spear once and shook it off.
dump-!
Salsu fell to the floor, his whole body going limp.
“Hurry up and tell me who sent it!”
“....”
I tried to shout out just in case, but there was no way.
The dying Salsu just stared at the sky with blurry eyes.
Jin-san also knew it well. This level of first-degree murderer will not open his mouth no matter how much torture he undergoes.
He squatted down and searched for loot.
The little sword he had seemed quite useful.
Eventually, he put his hand in his arms and started rummaging around with a big smile on his face.
“haha! “What a windfall!”
As many as two hermits came out.
One silver coin is enough to sustain a family for three months. It was a great harvest.
I searched elsewhere, but couldn’t find anything else.
“Where else can you find such a neat guy?”
Jinsan Yu took off Salsu’s black coat while grumbling. There was nothing to just throw away.
I wrapped the heirloom Fire Dragon Spear with the newly acquired cloth.
The sharp spear was transformed into a huge staff.
I couldn’t stay here any longer, so I had to prepare to leave.
‘Where should I go now?’
I couldn’t think of a place to go.
If Salsu had come all the way here, it was dangerous to even approach his acquaintances.
But we had to move somewhere quickly.
If Salsu does not return, greater darkness will come.
“Mites.”
My granddaughter was begging me to hug her. Even if that wasn’t the case, I was planning on leaving right away.
“Let’s find a better place.”
His steps moved aimlessly toward the north.
I crossed the mountain path and followed the trail for a while.
Half a day passed with repeated meditation and rest. When I was getting tired, a village came into view.
‘I’ll have to stop by at least once anyway.’
In order to hide in a deep place, you needed to store food and clothes. And also the items needed for raising my granddaughter.
The place where Yujinsan’s steps were headed was the center of the village.
It was crowded with street vendors lined up in rows.
“Oh, I guess you went for a walk with your elderly granddaughter. “The baby is so pretty.”
The owner of the general store was soliciting customers.
He approached silently and picked up a bamboo leaf.
“Give me one of these.”
First, I pressed the bamboo ribs deeply to cover my face. Afterwards, I swept up the necessary items into the sack and finished paying.
I went around the neighborhood and swept up any ingredients that caught my eye.
There was no hesitation in his actions. I achieved my goal in the shortest amount of time and started walking again.
‘Nothing good comes from staying too long.’
Contrary to his determination, his steps soon stopped.
It was right in front of a certain guest. This was because the excited voices of the guests inside could be heard so vividly.
And the content was so shocking.
“The Byeok clan was attacked and wiped out? “What kind of crazy people are you talking about?”
“How would I know? They say everyone in the family was found dead overnight. “Except one.”
“One person? who?”
“They say they can’t see the baby’s body. “I think the beasts took him away.”
“Are there people in this world who would kill? Come to think of it, the Yu family head of Jinyang County was also harmed. Wasn’t it the work of the same people?”