Chapter 426 – King Yan’s Disciple 4 (3)

After returning to Jeokgye after a few days, we went to the market to look for snacks.

Shahemos’s gray hair was a little different from other people’s and made him stand out, but he used a light veil to hide his presence.

Unless you get close and look closely, you won’t notice that it looks like this.

(When did you learn martial arts?)

(Some of the Shadow Mastery that the master uses is backward compatible with my abilities.)

Compared to Shahemoth’s ability to create reality through illusion, Shadow Craft felt inadequate.

The reason I used it to defeat Shahemos was probably because of my ability to fill the gap in abilities.

I spent time in the hut eating Byeokgokdan, and since Shahemos was mostly reverse summoned during training, I was craving spicy food.

In front of us, we saw a street vendor selling sweets.

I walked through the market, going to a vendor who fanned himself to keep flies away, buying sweets to eat with Shahemos, and eating them.

“Seobang-nim, it’s delicious.”

“That’s right. Sweetness isn’t bad either.”

While eating sweets together, I looked around and saw a man who made people around me feel uncomfortable.

I was arguing with a woman who was quite good-looking and whom I had seen before. The man seemed so excited that he seemed ready to wave his hand.

I finished eating the confectionery and then spoke to Shahemos.

“Shall we go?”

“West, let’s go.”

Then he handed me a skewer with sugar and ink, but I never thought he would eat it at the same speed as me with his small body.

As I walked a little faster and approached, I heard a man shouting.

“Time is limited when it comes to courtesans selling their bodies!”

“If you come to Giru properly and pay the rent…!”

“Why can’t you believe me and shout? Even the people who look after your store now haven’t been coming in often lately!”

Are you talking about me and Master Yeomwang? Giru in Jeokgye was doing business quite comfortably thanks to the two of us.

That’s why Rouge treated the master politely after drinking too much.

“That’s…”

“I worked all night, so I feel like I need to hug a girl today before I can sleep. Follow me, bitch!”

When the man grabbed her wrist, the courtesan lost the bag she was carrying, and the fruits inside her were scattered all over the floor.

When I saw that, I threw the skewer I was holding.

Phew!

The skewer wrapped with a flag flew quickly and made the man’s feet become one with the floor.

The man lowered his head due to the pain he felt in his feet and screamed.

“Huh? Ugh?! Who is this guy that does this!”

“It’s me.”

“Young master Han!”

The man who had been screaming because of the pain he felt in his feet looked at my face and pursed his mouth when he heard the courtesan call me.

“Did you want to eat fruit?”

“Yes. My sisters told me to buy it, so I went outside…”

It must be that a strange man stopped by.

I was squatting down to pick up the fruit and put it in my bag when the man started yelling and pulled out the skewer stuck in his foot.

“Huh … This is a good thing that you have learned that you have learned a little! Is your master teaching that!”

“What is it? Are you crazy?”

The man who heard me threw his skewer at the courtesan.

He threw the skewer with a neat and simple movement, as if he had laid the foundation for martial arts, and I caught the skewer with my hand covered in shadow armor and threw it at the man’s opposite foot.

Phew!

“Aaaaah?!”

“If you started drinking in broad daylight, you should sleep quietly at home. Is the amount of alcohol the problem?”

I stood up, wrapped my hand in flames, and moved my hand aimed at the man’s vagina.

Even though the man had a skewer stuck in his foot, he moved backwards probably because he was surprised by my threat, and the skewer in his foot broke.

“Aaaaa! It’s broken! The coffin…! Isn’t there a coffin bottle!”

“The officer is probably guarding the coffin. And he also seems to have learned some martial arts. What kind of coffin are you looking for?”

Although he didn’t carry a sword around his waist, looking closely at the movements from before, he was able to learn a very basic level of Naegongsim techniques.

I think they’re going around like this because their achievements are low enough to warrant a closer look.

“And you mentioned my master earlier. Master is someone who completely destroys even the living creatures even if he catches a bandit, right? Since he recommends eliminating the aftereffects… Let me take a moment.”

“Sleep… Wait!”

While holding the man’s neck, I used a silencing magic circle to silence the man’s voice.

“Sohye, go home.”

“I understand.”

The courtesan who had picked up all the fruit seemed a little surprised to see Shahemos who suddenly appeared next to her.

“And Sojeo, forget about today and go back to Giru.”

“Yes. Thank you, Young master Han.”

I blocked the attacks of the desperately resisting man who was pounding on me with my shadow armor and stepped on his neck while holding him tightly.

In a deserted place a little away from the Red World market, I erased the magic circle and let the man go.

“Kkeheuk. Kek. Heuk…”

“Tsk.”

I spread the shadow string thinly and pulled the skewer stuck in the man’s foot.

“Aaaaah! Suddenly… How…?”

After screaming a lot, he must have realized that I had pulled out the skewer without touching it myself.

“I’m doing it because I can. You were looking for a coffin soldier. Should I have gone to the coffin with you?”

“Hmm…”

The man kept his mouth shut.

I was harassing a courtesan in broad daylight, and many people around me saw me beat her, and it was obvious that it was against me.

I tapped the man’s shoulder with a heated hand.

As his physical abilities improved, the remaining alcohol in his body quickly disappeared. The man, who seemed to be feeling ashamed, lowered his head.

I squatted down and created a healing magic circle with both hands and lightly engraved it on the shoes I had made holes in.

After a few seconds, I removed his hand, and new skin sprouted, and the wound caused by the skewer was somewhat healed.

“Sober up and go back. I’m leaving.”

I roughly threw the skewer I was holding on the floor and turned my back.

“Yes…”

After hearing the man answer in a low voice, I immediately returned home.

Seeing that the servants in the manor were talking about the little girl, it seems that Shahemos returned by another way.

(Where is it?)

(I told my father and mother that the owner would come in a little while.)

(Then I guess I should go right now.)

I deployed presence detection to see where the three were, walked across the yard, and knocked on the door.

“This is Xian.”

“Come in.”

After hearing my father’s answer, I entered the room and saw my mother touching Shahemos’ cheek.

“Xian, Sohye probably couldn’t eat much while she was in the mountains, so what if I buy her just one sugarcane?”

“Mom? I also survived by eating only Byeokgokdan?”

“Even if you’re all grown up, Sohye still has to grow up, right?”

“Hehe.”

Growth doesn’t mean much to Shahemoth, which can change its appearance, but it seems a bit concerned that it wasn’t fed during its peak growth period.

“Then you should eat delicious food when you’re at home.”

“Xian, how did what happened in the market end?”

“I roughly dragged him to the outskirts, told him to come to his senses, and then came back. Other than throwing two skewers at his feet, no force was used.”

“Isn’t it enough to use force to grab a person’s neck and throw a light attack?”

“Well… I guess so.”

It was only a small portion of what I could do, so I barely felt like I had used any effort.

“Even though the men of our Han family are practicing basic martial arts, I hope you don’t forget that we are from a family of merchants, not warriors. Even if it is a light gift to you, it can be a heavy burden to us.”

“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”

I felt that I had to be careful, at least around the Jeokgye area and in southern Anhui where the Han family members go.

Having a family is something I can rely on, but it can also be my weakness.

I took Shahemos, whose cheeks were heavily massaged, to my mother and went outside. On the way in, I asked a servant to get some water for me to wash myself and then went into my room.

“West, handle it cleanly.”

“Well, I don’t know what that guy does or what his family relationship is. When I hear that he works all night, it seems like there’s a security guard somewhere.”

“If the power of the family is strong, then you don’t have to worry about Eunwon?”

“There have definitely been times in the past when I was swayed by the top that pushed for money. Even back then, it would have been better if I had more power.”

After talking with Shahemos, I lay down for a while, and the servant told me that he had finished drinking the water.

I left the clean Shahemos in my room and took a dip in the bathroom.

I sprinkled the Yeonyeom Shingong (連炎神功) around me, soaked my body in warm water, washed it clean, and spent time eating dinner.

*

“Youngest master, are you awake?”

While I was rolling around in bed, I heard an urgent voice coming from outside.

“Yes. I’m awake. What’s going on?”

“It is said that a group of youkai has appeared on the outskirts of the Red Territory. The highest leader in the Red Territory right now is the Master, so the government has sent someone to ask for help.”

“A group of monsters. I understand. If you are waiting outside, please tell me I will leave.”

“Yes, master.”

I got up from my seat, took out the White Phosphorus Flame God Gloves from the wooden box, and put them on both arms.

I haven’t been wearing it much lately, but after wearing it for the first time in a while, I felt like it fit my body perfectly.

“Am I waiting?”

“Yes, if I take you to a fight, your mother will say something.”

“Master, this is not a sign that she is coming, is it?”

“I don’t think they’ll come this loudly since we can use the gate… I’ll just go and take a look around.”

“Okay. Come back.”

After saying that, Shahemos lay down on the bed and got under the blanket.

After seeing that, I shook my head slightly and opened the door and came out.

As I walked to the entrance, thinking that it was very strange to see the village brightly lit even though it was night, a well-dressed young official looked at me and said.

“Are you the Yan King’s disciple, Bai Yan Han Xian?”

“Yes.”

“Youkais are coming from the west. If I can help you, I’d like to give some help to your home family, the Han clan, but will that be enough to get you moving?”

“First, let’s see to what extent it is. Let’s negotiate after it is resolved. Of course, you know, except that the matter has been resolved, right?”

I made a white flame bloom in my hand and then let it disperse by clenching my fist.

“Hmm… Is that possible?”

The official cleared his throat and took a slight step back, and I ran straight toward the west.