Chapter 243 – Returning Home (3)

It was good that Hwang Daewoong bought dumplings for me and even offered to pay for all the dumplings I had eaten so far, handing me a handful of gold coins.

Yeah, that was good, but he said he couldn’t just accept so much money and at least wanted to take some steamed dumplings with him.

If he didn’t take the dumplings, he wouldn’t take the gold coins either.

In the end, I had no choice but to bring all the dumplings.

“This is too much….”

“Don’t be silly! Glug. I can eat them all!”

Hong Yeonhwa gulped down the dumplings with a satisfied expression. I gently wiped her cute nose with my finger.

“Yeah. Thanks for giving them to me.”

I guess I’ll have to rely on dumplings for lunch and dinner today.

Similarly, Paeng Soso, who was munching on dumplings, looked up at me and asked.

“By the way, Jin Ga. Is Jin Ga’s house still far away? We’ve been walking for quite a while now.”

“We’re almost there. Just over that hill…can you see it now? There.”

After crossing a small hill, there was a steep uphill road that led to a small house at the end, which was the house I inherited from my teacher.

“Uh…it’s very simple.”

“Yeah. He was living in seclusion. He hardly ever went down to the village unless he ran out of rice.”

“What? Is that possible? What if he suddenly wanted to eat meat or something?”

“He said if he wanted meat, he could catch a wild animal in the mountains, and if he wanted fish, he could catch one in the river.”

“Wow….”

It probably wasn’t that difficult for my teacher.

Well, Paeng Soso seemed surprised that my teacher, who was once called Geomsun, did the work of a rural villager himself.

In fact, my teacher didn’t have a way to live any longer, or maybe he didn’t even think about it, but when he took me in, he was already an ordinary old man on the surface.

Then, shortly after I became an adult, he returned to the afterlife due to an illness.

He had many adventures in his youth, but my teacher led an incredibly ordinary life.

Although the connection to the divine realm was cut off and he couldn’t ascend again, enlightenment doesn’t disappear, so he must have reached it soon.

And enlightenment is a great state that even the emperor respects.

In fact, the current emperor tried to send Hong Yeonhwa a position, land, and wealth, but she refused everything, saying she had to return to her own world.

Anyway, my teacher grumbled and refused to accept it, even though he could afford it, and wanted to live a quiet but ordinary life.

Chapter 243 – Returning Home (3)

Later in a dream, I heard that my teacher just wanted to rest and enjoy his wealth and status in the afterlife.

He also enjoyed teaching me martial arts in the secret room.

Although he was confident in his skills as a swordsman, he failed many times in teaching me.

I still remember his laughter when he said that his challenge spirit was aroused.

But I couldn’t complain, as I remembered his words before he passed away.

“I only knew the sword. I wanted to know a woman before I died, but it didn’t work out as I wanted.

But Sochan raised you, and everything in my life had a different meaning.

Muryeongshingong is the martial art that was created like that, containing everything of mine.

My disciple. This teacher faced death after a long life, but that doesn’t mean he disappeared.

Everything of mine has already passed to tomorrow.”

Or something like that.

At that time, I didn’t know that he didn’t completely disappear, but left his spirit in the sword….

Ah, I keep thinking about the past since I came home after a long time.

I took a step towards the yard, shaking my head.

Hong Yeonhwa, who followed me, looked around.

First, the yard. It was roughly cleaned up, but there were traces of the fight with Cheogangumgwi here and there, and weeds grew where there should have been a dirt floor.

The house was no different from the yard.

The broken door was still there, and overall, it was a mess because no one had taken care of it for years.

The bugs that could be seen in every corner were a bonus.

I knew that if people didn’t take care of the house while living there, it would quickly fall apart… but I didn’t expect it to be this bad.

As if she had the same thought, Hong Yeonhwa sighed.

“Well, we left it as it was, so it’s natural, but it feels too much like a ruin now.”

“That’s why we decided to call people from Paengga. Let’s just do basic cleaning and endure it for a few days.”

“I don’t mind, but….”

Hong Yeonhwa trailed off, pointing behind me.

There, Paeng Soso and Sama Yeoryeong, who had heard the news beforehand, were surprised.

Sama Mang, who couldn’t see ahead, had an awkward smile, as if he didn’t know why the two were reacting like that.

“…Should we go to Hwang Ajusshi’s inn where we went earlier and sleep there?”

“Yes, yes? No, Jin Ga. We were just a little surprised. Where should we start cleaning?”

I gave Hwang Daewoong a lot of gold coins, and there were still plenty of silver coins left, so it’s okay to clean it up once….

Paeng Soso seemed to be motivated, and I was wondering what to do when suddenly…

Chapter 243 – Returning Home (3)

“Hem, hem.”

Hong Yeonhwa stood in the middle of the yard and started coughing softly.

“I just had a good idea for you, my lady. I’ve never tried using it like this before… but it should work if I do it well.”

“What are you trying to do?”

“That’s a secret. I’ll show you from now on, so hold this and go outside for a moment.”

Hong Yeonhwa handed me a half-eaten dumpling.

“Try to solve it before the dumpling gets cold.”

Placing both hands on her hips and pushing out her ample chest with a proud attitude, she breathed out through her nose, as confident as a hamster that had successfully obtained food.

As everyone went outside, Hong Yeonhwa finally closed her eyes and concentrated.

“Hoo….”

A deep exhale. And an equally deep inhale.

However, instead of exhaling the breath she had taken in, Hong Yeonhwa swallowed it and opened her eyes.

“Hup!”

Thud.

A light roll of the foot in place.

But the result was not light at all.

Kuung-

A solid sound echoed through the air, and soon Hong Yeonhwa’s indescribable strength crushed the yard.

Cheonmagunrimbo.

The ultimate move that even the most skilled martial artists couldn’t move from their spot, Hong Yeonhwa’s ultimate move.

For a moment, I was scared that the house would collapse.

“Huh?”

The bumpy yard was pressed down like a compactor, and the ominous aura quickly withered the weeds.

Wow… I have to translate this so explicitly?

But I’m not done being surprised yet.

“Um! The yard is almost done. Now let’s clean up the inside somehow.”

Hong Yeonhwa, with a blank expression, passed us and headed towards the only room.

Carefully opening the broken door, she glanced back at us.

“Because you keep making my lady do difficult things, now even this is possible.”

Whoosh.

With a flick of her hand, flames filled the entire room. But the furniture and walls were unscathed.

Only the dust and spider webs were burning.

Hong Yeonhwa, who maintained the samadhi, walked around meticulously, checking for any missed spots.

If something bothered her, she pushed it away with a wave of her hand or paused before letting it go.

Amazing.

It was said that Hong Yeonhwa had reached the pinnacle of martial arts, which was the limit of human ability. I could somewhat guess how strong she was.

…But I didn’t know she could use her power like this.

Paeng Soso, who was watching from behind, opened her mouth with a slightly annoyed voice.

“What Hong Unni usually does, but now it’s like magic because it’s on a larger scale.”

“That’s right. This is more like magic than martial arts.”

If you think about it, this kind of trick was probably created for cleaning up after a night’s work.

After finally burning everything in the kitchen to a crisp, Hong Yeonhwa nodded her head.

“What do you think? Is this good enough?”

“Is it good enough? No, it’s perfect! We could just lay down a blanket and go to sleep right away!”

“It’s not that simple. We only burned the surface, so we still need to clean it properly at least once.”

“Still, this is nothing. It’s so much easier than cleaning the blankets.”

“Exactly, Hong Unni. Cleaning a blanket and cleaning a small house are two completely different things.”

“Hehe. I thought the same thing as the second lady. It’s amazing that I can use the Samadhi in such a wide range, but it’s even more amazing to be able to control it meticulously to burn only what I want.”

“I agree, Yeonhwa Unni. You even used the Samadhi to clean the air in between!”

Of course, I, Paeng Soso, and the Samas were all praising Hong Yeonhwa.

It seemed like Samamaeng and Samayeoryeong were especially surprised to see Hong Yeonhwa use the Samadhi to clean.

I felt a little embarrassed.

Hong Yeonhwa scratched the back of her head and chuckled.

“Hehe. Don’t praise me too much. It was easier than cleaning the back hole with the Samadhi or stealing my husband’s things with the air-water Samadhi.”

“……”

The three of us looked at Hong Yeonhwa in silence, not knowing how to respond.

We couldn’t refute her since she actually did those things.