Episode 5 It’s my territory from here on out (2)
Yujinsan couldn’t move for a while.
The content of the conversation heard inside the guesthouse. It was so shocking.
The Byeok clan family, which was neutral, was larger than the Yu family head and had many top-notch experts.
It could not be considered a coincidence that they experienced the same thing.
‘How many forces are there in the martial arts world that can annihilate the Byeok clan without anyone noticing? And you took the baby...?’
The width of the pleural effusion was gradually narrowing.
On the other hand, the question of what their purpose was became deeper.
I wanted to go to the Byeok family and look for traces, but it was too dangerous.
‘There is no need to take risks now.’
At least I had to take care of myself until I achieved a complete transformation.
Yu Jin-san turned his back without any hesitation, as if there was nothing to worry about.
His steps became faster and faster. This was because the number of glances from those around me increased one by one.
It was strange that the old man wearing a bamboo hat was not noticeable as he was holding a huge cane and carrying a baby on his back.
He left the village in an instant and continued heading north.
Fortunately, my granddaughter was calm behind me, so I felt light. It seemed like it was fun to look around.
The child fell into a deep sleep and ran for a walk into the mountains.
It was Yangju Mountain near Janganseong.
While wandering there, I accidentally discovered an unexpected place.
‘Who on earth lived in a place like this?’
It was an abandoned house that looked like it had been untouched for about a dozen years.
A small house and kitchen made of wood. There was even a hut and a well in the yard.
Eugene San felt better.
Deep inside, I was hoping to find a shrine that the monks had abandoned, but who would have expected to find such a wonderful place.
“haha. “Is there such a windfall?”
After confirming that there was no one inside the house, I opened the door.
A piece of chilhyeon pinned to the wall for decoration caught my eye. A lot of dusty furniture remained.
At that time, I found a jade box on top of an empty cabinet. The snowflakes that seemed to have been drawn directly on the surface seemed to have a scent.
I opened it carefully and found a handful of saliva inside.
‘Reflection? ‘Do you mean this is where the Murim people lived?’
It was a memorization that only a skilled mechanic could handle because it was impossible to fly it if it did not contain internal energy.
I thought that the person who stayed here might be a great expert.
‘It’s Chilhyeongeum and Bichim...’
I felt a little uncomfortable, but it wasn’t the time to argue about this and that.
At that time, my granddaughter burst into tears behind me.
“Mites.”
A wet feeling on the back.
Jinsan Yu sighed and unwrapped the cloth on his back.
“...It’s cheap.”
After expertly replacing the baby’s blanket, he started gathering firewood.
It was to light a fire in the furnace.
After washing my body with my granddaughter in hot water for a long time, I felt better.
“Habae!”
Yu Seol also seemed to be in a good mood. He was smiling brightly and waving his hands.
“Oh, there’s a fire in the furnace, so let’s sleep warmly today.”
Heating a room with a furnace is a unique technology of the Eastern country called Goguryeo. Afterwards, it spread to the central plains and was imitated and used only in a few regions.
Yu Jin-san, who had a wealth of life experience, recognized this right away and felt like he had made a fortune.
With my body feeling lighter, I lay down in the room with my granddaughter.
Before, all I could do was squat and sleep next to the campfire.
As I warmed my body on the warm floor for the first time in a long time, the accumulated fatigue began to wash away.
“Oh, that’s good. Oh my, it’s refreshing.”
The numb back muscle pain seemed to heal quickly.
Jin-san Yu turned his head slightly.
Then, Yoo Seol, who made eye contact, smiled and cooed.
“Si-eon-ae.”
Are you saying that you just follow what you know?
I couldn’t help but laugh.
The granddaughter, who had been lying down in a warm place for a long time, quickly fell asleep.
‘I never thought I would feel happy about such little things for the rest of my life.’
If I were to choose the happiest moment in my life, I would not be able to leave out this moment.
Yu Jin-san also became increasingly tired.
Without realizing it, I fell into a deep sleep.
He slept soundly and was only able to open his eyes at dawn.
It was the first time since the day of the incident that I had slept so comfortably.
I wanted to rest more, but I couldn’t. Shouldn’t we prepare breakfast for Yoo Seol?
As I quietly cooked porridge in the kitchen, there were some people that came to mind.
‘My daughters-in-law must have had a hard time.’
Trying to manage the household myself was not an easy task.
“I didn’t know either. He was holding a flag and I should know how to read. Anyway, I thought everyone was going to lose today because there were two gurus around.”
Their identities were clear even without looking into them.
After all, my neighbors who live on the same mountain are bandits.
Yu Jin-san, who was hiding and watching, felt a severe headache.
First, I decided to listen a little more.
The conversation was being conducted by two high-ranking members of the twenty or so bandits.
“What happened? “Tell me in detail.”
“Luckily the support group showed up on time and we won. We killed all the monks... We barely killed one of the Taoist monks, but half of us were also killed. “He was a disciple of the Shaman faction.”
“....”
“why? “Why are you looking like that?”
“You killed one of the shaman sect’s great disciples... so you’re saying the other one ran away?”
“that’s right. My skills are not average. “If we had chased after him, we didn’t know what would happen.”
“Hehe... I should have gone with you. “Because I handle things like that, I end up giving it to the creditor every day.”
“What kind of bullshit are you talking about? “I risked my life to seize the target, but you can’t say I worked hard?”
A bandit with a bandana tied on his head frowned and grumbled.
“You stone-headed bastard! “We are now ruined!”
“...why?”
“phew. Let’s go and talk first. “We must quickly return to the living quarters and inform the owner.”
The bandits formed a group and ran away somewhere.
After they left, Jinsan Yu clicked his tongue and moved on.
“Wherever you go, there’s always one idiot.”
Large factions often received donations and supported smaller factions.
Wi Gangpyoguk was also a force supported by independent factions. It seemed that two shaman masters came to support this act.
The bandits had to kill the other one to silence them, no matter what damage they suffered.
A shaman from a large sect that forms the main axis of the Murim Alliance.
There is no way they would stay quiet after hearing this news.
‘It’s going to be a problem going forward.’
Soon, a martial arts punitive force will be formed to eradicate the bandits.
Later exponents of political factions were good scapegoats to gain experience.
To prevent sparks from flying, the bandits had to be prevented from coming near the residence.
Yu Jin-san quickly ran to his residence and carefully opened the door.
Yoo Seol was sleeping peacefully, lying on his side. Even with drool flowing from the corner of his mouth.
‘I’d better use this first.’
What he grabbed was the red baby blanket he had bought as an extra.
I took the blanket and stroked my granddaughter’s head once.
Fortunately, he was so tired that he showed no signs of waking up.
He came out cautiously and tore his blanket into small pieces as he entered deep into the mountains.
About two hundred pieces from my residence.
From there, they began tying red cloth to tree branches at regular intervals.
‘From now on, this is our territory. If any guy gets inside, I won’t let him go.’
I had to finish my work before my granddaughter woke up, so I hurried as much as possible.
And when the work was almost finished, there was a group of bandits loitering and approaching.
“Chaeju was furious. “It’s best to avoid it now.”
“Tsk tsk. It’s worth it. “For messing with the shaman faction like an asshole.”
“But what is that? “You didn’t see it?”
I found a piece of red cloth tied to a tree branch.
At that time, Yujinsan began to approach from afar.
“Let’s start by saying hello. “He’s someone who recently moved here.”
The bandits looked at each other in bewilderment.
There was even a pitiful expression on his face.
“I guess your children abandoned you here?”
“I don’t think I’m crazy. So it must have been difficult for the children to handle it.”
“What do we do? “You can’t just let the intruder go, right?”
“Looking at his tail, he’s a poor old man, so just leave him alone.”
The two whispered something and approached Mt. Yujin.
“Grandpa, this mountain is owned by our Heuksan Island, so if you don’t want to fall, go down.”
“Go quickly. “I might change my mind again.”
Even Eugene Mountain could not yield.
He needed a stable place to raise his granddaughter.
And where can you find a place better than this?
“Hehehehe. The mountain is nature, so how can it have a separate owner? Anyway, the territory has been marked so I hope we don’t invade each other. “I don’t really want to see blood, so go tell Chaeju.”
The bandits sighed and muttered reflexively.
“Yes, then I will go and tell you.”
“All right. “I can’t help it.”
Jinsan Yu smiled happily and nodded.
However, contrary to their words, murderous energy emanated from the bandits’ entire bodies.
“Did you know it would be like this?”
“You crossed the line, crazy old man. I gave you a chance.”
The two swords were filled with cool anticipation.