Episode 1418. So you’ve been acting so far?
Pungunbi the general took the blood seal of the three nobles and gave a chin gesture to her son Jaejaeun.
As if he had been waiting Feng Jae-woon left the main house with the Samjon.
Seeing as there were no instructions to do this or that it seems like it wasn’t just once or twice.
Once the yard was cleared the Pungwoonbi was returned to its original place.
Yeo Hye-jin the thundercloud god Gongcheonbaek Shingeomseosaeng and Oknyeogeom who had been chattering away until the three gods appeared kept her mouth shut like a clam.
Although the Samjon was a martial artist there was no one who came forward to catch them.
This is because three people who have reached the peak of transcendence always flock together.
At the end of the meal the guests brought tea.
Gongcheon Baekjumu Saengyeo Hyejin did not dare to get up from her seat and she only observed.
She later realized that the man and woman in their twenties sitting next to them were Yeon Jeok-ha and his wife but she could not speak to them first.
At that time she asked as if Yeonjeokha was passing by.
“Are you three alumni?”
Gong Cheon-baek was trying to answer quickly but got caught in the tea and started coughing.
Hyejin answered on his behalf.
“I am not an alumnus. “We met each other in Luoyang three months ago while we were on a gang tour and we have been traveling together since then.”
Yeo Hye-jin was so nervous that her tone of speech became stiff.
“Where is your clan?”
“I am a disciple of Uicheonmun and my senior Gong and senior Hwasan Ju have learned Gajeon martial arts.”
When she heard that he was an expert in home appliances she looked at Zhou Mu-saeng.
“Mr. Joo?”
“yes.”
Zhou Mu-saeng lowered his eyes as he answered.
It seemed like an ingrained habit rather than a fear of the other person.
“You look like someone.”
Zhou Wusheng paused at Yeon Jeok-ha’s words but did not ask who it was.
There was an awkward silence.
This time Nam Gung-yeon the leader of the Ten Battles asked.
“Do you belong to the Hocheon Alliance?”
In the meantime Gong Tianbaek cleared his throat and quickly answered.
“yes.”
“There’s no way the governor sent them and there’s nothing to see in Wongasan so they’re children with strong curiosity.”
Gongcheonbaek bowed her head at Namgungyeon’s meaningful words.
Yeon Jeok-ha who was listening next to her quietly joined in.
“Ma’am what do you mean? “You’re so curious?”
“These kids didn’t come through the village. If that were the case I would have gone to any house and stayed there. It’s been raining since yesterday morning and they came over Mt. Wongasan. There is something to see at Wongasan. Seokgyeongjang must have been the goal from the beginning. Isn’t that right?”
Joo Mu-saeng and Yeo Hye-jin glared at Gong Cheon-baek.
Gong Cheon-baek responded to the stinging gaze of the group with a crawling sound.
“…Yes since I came all the way to Namjikrye Fortress I decided to dig into the rumors and mysteries of Seok Kyeong-jang.”
Yeonjeokha narrowed his eyes at the unexpected fact.
“Rumors about Seok Kyeong-jang?”
“There is also a saying that ‘Namcheon Grand Hyeop and the Ten Warlords are fictional characters who do not exist.’”
“and?”
“Some say that considering the scale of Seokgyeongjang it is an exaggerated rumor that he is the best in ancient times.”
“so? “Did you come to check if it was true or not?”
“I’m sorry.”
Gong Cheon Baek bowed his head.
The three of them had the power to compete for the highest level among the new masters of the Hocheon Alliance.
With his excellent martial arts skills and youthful blood he tried to investigate the truth about Seok Kyeong-jang.
“So you’ve been acting since last night until now?”
“….”
Gong Tianbaek’s shoulders shrank.
“Tsk! Jaune liked it…”
Yeon Jeok-ha clicked his tongue lightly.
The grandson who was excited to meet his peers after a long time was not lucky.
Then Yeo Hye-jin spoke hurriedly.
“The conversation with Brother Fung was not made up. “We didn’t promise anything like that.”
“But you probably don’t treat him with a pure heart. I have no intention of blaming you. “I’m sure you’re just trying to live on your own terms.”
“that….”
Yeo Hye-jin was about to make an excuse but clamped her mouth shut.
It was true that Jae-kyung Woon tried to become friends with Seok Kyeong-jang because he was a relative of Seok Kyeong-jang.
The atmosphere became heavy at Yeon Jeok-ha’s words.
In particular the complexion of Feng Yunbi and his wife was not good.
That’s because his only son was taken advantage of by uninvited guests.
At that time she said Namgung-yeon.
“Don’t push yourself too hard. “What he said about Jaune is probably right.”
Even when men talked to Jae-kyun and Hyeong-ho Yeo Hye-jin kept her distance.
Then only towards the end did she call him ‘brother’.
It is a surprising title considering that she referred to both the candidate and her principal as ‘senior’.
Moreover by then she had become so familiar with them that she did not need to make any further efforts.
So Namgung-yeon went out to support Yeo Hye-jin.
Namgung-yeon’s words are absolute to Yeon Jeok-ha as well as to Pung Woon-bi and his wife.
Her heavy mood was swept away by Namgung-yeon’s words.
Just then the fortune of satire returned bringing her uncle to the lodgings under her father’s instructions.
As her satirical luck returned Nam Il-nyeo secretly breathed her sigh of relief.
They used Feng Shiun as a human wall to escape Yeon Jeok Ha’s gaze.
After drinking tea Feng Jae-un naturally moved to the guest hall with the young people.
Pungwoonbi did not bother to keep her son by her side.
This is because unlike himself Seok Kyeong-jang’s general his son will have to go to Gangho someday.
Yeon Jeok-ha who was looking at the people left behind smiled and said.
“Jaune is all grown up.”
Ha So-baek who had now become an old woman chuckled as she heard those words.
“Brother when are you talking about enemies? Yeonji’s daughter (her niece’s granddaughter) who was born later than Jaun also got married. “Is it natural for you not to know her since you lived so long ago?”
Han Chae-yeon received those words.
“Do you have any sense of knowing just by looking at her older sister (Namgoong Yeon)? Sometimes look at our old faces. “She was like a child named Yeo Hye-jin but now we have become her grandmother.”
At Han Chae-yeon’s self-mocking words Yeon Jeok-ha waved her hand.
“No don’t say that. In our eyes you are still a girl. “Isn’t that so ma’am?”
Yeon Jeok-ha hurriedly dragged Nam Gung-yeon in.
Namgoongyeon responded with a smile.
“Of course. “You still look the same as the day you first entered Seokgyeongjang.”
“Heulheul.” I am grateful for just her words. These days Cheolsan brother keeps appearing in my dreams. It wasn’t awkward at all for young Cheolsan brother to call my name. “Do I look like I’m not old in the eyes of Brother Cheolsan?”
The atmosphere became solemn for a moment at Han Chae-yeon’s words.
Lee Cheol-san is a member of Obongsibgeol and the husband of Han Chae-yeon who died young.
It was not a good sign that my old widowed husband kept appearing in my dreams.
Namgung-yeon answered casually.
“The body is just a shell that can be cast off at any time. “My brother’s true colors will be visible in the eyes of Seobang (Lee Cheol-san).”
“Is that so? I really wish it were like you said. “It would be a bit weird if Brother Cheolsan looked the same as when he was in his prime and I was the only one who got old.”
“oh my! Look at this girl’s greed. If Brother Cheolsan says he can’t stay with the old man you can let him go. “Do you want to be together even after death?”
Despite Ha So-baek’s scolding Han Chae-yeon just smiled.
Yeon Jeok-ha who was watching the conversation between the two suddenly turned his gaze to Feng Woon-bi.
“It’s Unbi.”
“yes.”
“Isn’t it time to let Jaune see the world too?”
“It seems that way today.”
“When the rain stops how about sending the guests out together with the children?”
Then Feng Yunbi glanced at Huang Huoran.
“What do you think?”
“I think it’ll be okay. The three people’s personalities don’t seem bad either. “What did you think of the matriarch?”
Namgung-yeon smiled and answered Hwang Hwa-ran’s question.
“Don’t worry they are not bad people. “I’m just a little concerned about the resident’s history… but I don’t think there will be any issues worth worrying about.”
Only then did Hwang Hwa-ran’s face bloom brightly.
This is why the matriarch whose wisdom and insight surpasses human standards tells us not to worry.
Yeon Jeok-ha who saw this spoke in a bitter tone.
“Hwaran. I thought it would be okay for me so I told them to spend time with those kids. “Why would I send Jaune away with strange people?”
“Ah Jangju also consults with the matriarch on everything. “I’m the same way.”
“The expression on his face was different. “You were worried at my words but relieved at your words.”
“That’s because the expectations placed on the owner and the matriarch are different. Jangju is strength and matriarch is wisdom. He says it because he knows. Ah I don’t know if the housewives did a good job of organizing it.”
Huang Hwa-ran got up from her seat and went outside to avoid Yeon Jeok-ha who was biting at her.
Yeon Jeok-ha spoke this time as if asking Feng Yun-bi for consent.
“Unbi when Hwaran first got married she couldn’t even look at my face… Don’t you think she’s gotten stronger as she’s gotten older?”
When Pung Woon-bi hesitated with her embarrassed face Nam Gung-yeon stepped forward in his place.
“You are not Unbi’s father so why are you saying that Hwaran is getting married? Also if Woonbi and Hwaran take good care of Seokgyeongjang I should say thank you. It seems like my spirit has become stronger right? “Then would you like to take charge of the household from now on so that Hwaran will feel a bit discouraged?”
“Sister no ma’am. That’s not what I meant. “I feel like Hwaran trusts my words less than my wife…”
“That’s because when you decide something you improvise based on your emotions. “Even now what parent wouldn’t be worried if Jaune suddenly wants to be sent out into the world?”
“Oh I see. I’m sorry. Hum hum.”
Yeon Jeok-ha repeatedly cleared his throat and looked at Nam Gung-yeon and Feng Yun-bi.
Guest hall.
Three men and one woman were sitting across from each other around a table on the floor chatting.
Most of the time the fortune-telling question is asked and Yeo Hye-jin the nominated teacher takes turns answering.
“You said all three of you were Ho Cheon-maeng right? “How did you get into Hocheon Meng?”
Baek Jae-woon who had never been outside of Yeoganghyeon was very curious about the outside world.
In particular he wanted to know about the Hocheon Alliance and the Nam Alliance which all military people wanted to join.
Gong Cheon-baek the oldest and most experienced of the three opened his mouth.
“The disciples of Chilpaimun joined the alliance after receiving the recommendation of Jangmunin. Hocheonmaeng also said that it would be good if Chilpaimun sent a disciple. “If you are not a disciple of the Seven Pai School like your younger brother you must take a separate entrance exam.”
“A blindness test?”
“It is held once in the summer…. Please let the experienced person my younger brother tell me about it.”
Gong Cheon-baek a disciple of the Hwasan Sect joined the club through recommendation so he did not know much about the admission test procedures.
Master Mu-saeng Joo briefly explained the process of the entrance exam.
“After passing several physical fitness tests the applicants are asked to dance among themselves. There we select a winner but sometimes if you feel like the loser’s skills are not good enough let them pass. Because the results of bimu vary depending on who you meet. “If you face a very strong player you can lose even if your skills are good.”
“aha!”
Yeo Hye-jin who was staring at him as the sarcasm sparkled in her eyes asked.
“Brother are you interested in Ho Tian Meng?”
“little. “I think the Hocheon Alliance is bigger than the Southern Alliance.”
Pyeong-woon who had never been outside of Yeoganghyeon was more attracted to Hocheonmaeng than to Nammaeng.
Just by looking at the three people in front of you right now aren’t they crisscrossing the world?
“If you were from Seokgyeongjang they would have selected you even if you didn’t take the entrance exam right? Senior Gong what do you think?”
At that moment Nomination Baek wanted to ask ‘Who is your senior and who is your older brother?’ but he held back.
It’s because I don’t want to make the relationship awkward by asking such useless questions.
“well. I think they might just pick it up… So far only Chilpai Moon has benefited… I honestly don’t know.”
But in his heart he thought they would make him take an entrance exam.
This is because Ho Tianmaeng gave preferential treatment because he made Chilpaimun the main axis and because Chilpaimun disciples are experts they are not exempt from the test.
The rain stopped after three more days.
When Gong Cheon-baek and his party left Seokgyeongjang Feng Jae-un was also among them.