Chapter 106 – Wow, You Do This? (1)

In a guesthouse in Hanam, a noblewoman sat sipping tea, protected by men with swords. Even at a glance, she looked suspicious. People were afraid of them and left before even ordering. The owner of the guesthouse wanted to kick them out, but he didn’t have the courage, so he just sighed.

When the door opened, the owner’s face lit up, wondering if the guest would leave or stay. An old man opened the door and walked in, ignoring the men with swords.

“Welcome…!”

The owner’s face immediately frowned. The old man greeted the noblewoman and sat across from her.

If the owner had listened closely, he would have realized that their conversation wasn’t leaking outside.

“Now our conversation won’t leak outside.”

“You’ve become so good at handling the Ganggimak… You’ve progressed without me knowing.”

“What progress… I just got better at tricks.”

The woman, Yeonghogyeong, opened her mouth as she poured tea into an empty cup.

“Yes, Elder, what brings you here?”

“Hmm…”

The old man, the head of the Magyo, took a deep breath and spoke.

“As the Sogyoju knows, the Gyozu strictly prohibits clashes with the mainstream.”

“That’s right.”

It was a part that Yeonghogyeong had been very dissatisfied with as a Sogyoju.

“But it seems that some of the people planted in the North are moving independently with dissatisfaction with that policy.”

“What?”

Yeonghogyeong’s eyes widened.

Even if there was dissatisfaction with the Gyozu, it was not allowed to go against it. If there was a legitimate complaint, it was right to challenge it head-on and break it.

“Those people won’t listen to orders from afar. I’m going to control them directly, but since the Sogyoju is here in Hanam, I’m sorry, but…”

“No, you came at the right time. I have to execute those people with my own hands.”

The Gyodo was loyal.

The fact that they were Gyodo who didn’t follow the Gyozu’s intentions meant that they had nothing to say even if they died.

There was no change in that fact unless they left the Gyozu or challenged the Gyozu and won.

“I haven’t seen anything else here, so I’ll gladly accompany you.”

“Thank you, Sogyoju.”

The head of the Magyo expressed his gratitude politely, not bowing his head, but not raising it to avoid other people’s gazes.

Chapter 107 – Wow, You Do This? (2)

I couldn’t help but feel anxious. It had been a week since I arrived at the Gamoh’s residence, and I had set a limit of one week to complete my mission. But I couldn’t just keep extending my stay, and the due date for Dang Hye-won’s delivery was approaching.

I had to be there for her, even if it meant risking getting caught. As I was lost in my thoughts, I heard a familiar voice.

“Kang Ah-woo, what are you doing here?”

It was Baek Paeng-wol. She had a puzzled expression on her face, probably wondering why I was loitering in front of the Gamoh’s residence.

“Oh, nothing much. I just wanted to see Mrs. Paeng, but I heard she’s not here.”

I tried to sound casual, hoping to avoid suspicion. Baek Paeng-wol seemed to buy my excuse.

“Ah, I see. Maybe she’s out with her father. He’s looking for his brother-in-law, who’s in the military.”

“I heard that Mrs. Si-bi went with them.”

“If you don’t have anything else to do, why don’t you train your disciples or watch them train?”

Baek Paeng-wol suggested, and I nodded in agreement. It was a good cover, and I could keep an eye on the Gamoh’s residence from a distance.

As I walked away, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of urgency. I had to complete my mission soon, but I couldn’t rush things either. I had to be careful not to get caught and jeopardize everything.

As I watched my disciples train, I couldn’t help but think about the strange feeling I had been experiencing lately. It was a pleasant sensation, but I couldn’t remember where it came from or what caused it.

I had asked around, but no one seemed to know anything about it. And then there was the matter of the middle-aged man who had caught my attention for some reason.

He was a deputy in the Anchal-sa, and according to Baek Paeng-wol, he had some connection to the Yang family. I wondered if Yang Ha-jeong knew anything about him.

I had arranged to meet her, but I couldn’t help but feel uneasy about bringing up such a sensitive topic. I didn’t want to ruin our relationship by bringing up something that might offend her.

But I had to find out more about the middle-aged man and the strange sensation I had been experiencing. I couldn’t let my curiosity get the best of me, but I couldn’t ignore it either.

I had to tread carefully and be patient. I had to complete my mission and return to my own time, but I couldn’t leave without finding out the truth.

Chapter 107 – Wow, You Do This? (2)

“Can I watch too? It’s not right to just watch others train…”

“It’s not just training. It’s education. Except for some disciples who are learning the advanced techniques, everyone else needs to be in sync.”

Baek Paeng-wol seemed to think it was okay to show me the basic techniques that the disciples who were going to be sent out were learning, even though they were learning the Wind and Cloud techniques.

I followed Baek Paeng-wol and asked her, “So, are all the disciples who are going to be sent out?”

“Yes. About half of the disciples who are at the top level will be sent out.”

It was difficult for me to understand since I had reached the top level of inner strength in just a week after learning the Mind Technique, but even at the lowest level, it was a level of strength that strengthened the body with inner strength.

The top-notch class was the core of the Gamoh family’s power, so it was not a big deal to send out half of the disciples who had a general level of strength.

“Hello, Deputy.”

The deputy who had been watching the training at the Dae-yeon Armory turned his head slightly and then watched the scene of Baek Paeng-wol’s disciples in sync.

…He’s got no manners?

‘Why do I dislike this guy?’

Of course, he wasn’t someone I particularly liked. His attitude was arrogant. But he was also someone who was in a position to be like that.

As a high-ranking official at the Provincial Police Agency, he had no reason not to take that kind of attitude with me, who was roughly a rookie in a large company.

‘Why do I dislike him?’

I don’t think I’m such a narrow-minded person that I can’t understand that much…

“Haat!”

I watched as the Wind and Cloud technique, which was said to be composed of only eight seconds, was demonstrated.

It was definitely a technique that couldn’t be compared to the Oh-ho Danmun technique, and it was a lower-level technique.

It was enough to make me think that unless a very talented master unfolded it, it would be possible to avoid or block all of it.

Tap, tap, tap.

The deputy watched Baek Paeng-wol commanding her disciples while tapping his fingers.

‘But there’s something strange… the rhythm is right?’

Every time I imagined avoiding the Wind and Cloud technique that was unfolding, at the moment the avoidance movement ended, his fingers would tap, tap.

What the hell is this guy? He doesn’t seem to have learned any martial arts on the surface?

I’m a busy person who doesn’t have time to pay attention to the suspicious-looking middle-aged man, so why do I keep suspecting him for no reason?

‘Ah, I want to see Yang Ha-jeong.’

I want to purify my brain, which has been dirtied by suspecting a middle-aged man, with Baek Paeng-wol.

“Thank you, brother-in-law. I will definitely repay this favor.”

Paeng Mu-do and Yang Ha-jeong had come to visit the younger brother of Yang Ha-jeong, who was serving as a military officer in the north, to discuss the joint operation with the government.

Chapter 107 – Wow, You Do This? (2)

As they finished their business and were leaving, Yang Ha-jeong noticed that her younger brother was carrying an expensive silk fabric.

Yang Ha-jeong decided to keep it.

“Is something wrong? Was the missus interested in alcohol?”

No, ever since Paeng-wol started drinking excessively, alcohol had been classified as a kind of evil between the couple.

Paeng-mu-do also enjoyed a moderate amount of alcohol, but he avoided excessive drinking.

“It’s a gift that my brother gave me.”

“Oh, is that so? Well, well.”

Paeng-mu-do’s indifferent response made Yang Ha-jeong wonder why she disliked him.

Their carriage arrived at the Paeng estate shortly after, and the couple dispersed to their respective quarters as usual.

Their marriage was strategic, and from a young age, Paeng-mu-do was only interested in using Yang Ha-jeong to untangle the influence of the government officials on the Paeng family.

Perhaps that’s why she brought back the liquor that she didn’t seem to be interested in, to her own quarters.

It was a very strong liquor, and it could be very useful to someone, like the young man who was the only guest occupying the guesthouse in the busy Paeng estate.

“Do you mean me?”

“Yes, I brought it just in case you might be interested…”

As soon as Yang Ha-jeong returned to her quarters, she heard that Kang Yoon had visited her quarters on behalf of her steward.

He must have had some goodwill towards her. She didn’t know why, but since he had goodwill, he must have come without any business to attend to.

Paeng-wol was going to be busy until late today. As the head of the cattle industry, she was in charge of all the disciples, so what could she do?

It was strange that she had made time to drink with Kang Yoon for two days.

‘Will it look strange after all?’

Having goodwill and doing something unusual were two completely different things.

But Yang Ha-jeong couldn’t help it, as her body was craving for it.

“This is the last time… just to see the liquor, just to see it…!”

She really just wanted to see it. If she could satisfy her curiosity, she would be satisfied.

She had a chance to see it a few days ago, but she ran away without saying anything.

“I’m grateful. I’ll drink it well, missus.”

Kang Yoon nodded as if he was thankful, and Yang Ha-jeong clenched her fist inwardly.

She instructed her stewards to prepare a liquor set for the guests outside and turned her head to hide her face, raising her inner strength to calm her arousal.

Yang Ha-jeong forgot about the possibility she had already anticipated as soon as she saw Kang Yoon nodding his head immediately.

He looked at her with a suspicious gaze, but she didn’t notice it at all.