Episode 1435. Nabiinmyeonsa (納人免死), sacrifice a person and avoid death
The woman who was frustrated and unable to do this or that hurriedly followed her daughter.
“Look here.”
Yeonjeokha who was walking briskly looked back and responded with a voice filled with emotion.
“why!”
“Are you really going to look for Soryong?”
“How is it? “The old man is crying like that because of me.”
“ha! “I really want to go with her but I don’t have any money for travel expenses and I have to take care of the rest of her family so please take care of her.”
Although Yeo-nam was reluctant she clung to Seo-saeng.
Since his immature son stole all the money he had saved he had to diligently sell even firewood.
“I’ll try but I can’t guarantee it.”
“What does that mean?”
“It would be better if I went out with my bare hands… That’s because if a child has money he could become a target for bad guys.”
“So-ryong is not stupid enough to go somewhere and brag about his money.”
“I’m saying this because even if you don’t brag thieves will get caught on their own.”
When I was in Nokrim I saw several thieves running amok.
They were surprisingly good at smelling money.
No matter how well a person with money pretends to be broke and hides it they notice it like a ghost.
One time I was so amazed that I asked him ‘How did you know?’ and he said ‘I know it when I see it.’
Yeo-nam who became anxious held Seo-saeng’s hand in urgency and bowed her head.
“Please be sure to find our Soryong. “I will only trust you.”
“All right.”
Yeon Jeok-ha answered briefly and removed Yeo-nam’s rough hand.
The old woman came out the private door and screamed.
“Father! Go and find it yourself! “Leave it to the writing teacher to decide when you saw it!”
Then the man hurriedly led the old woman into the private gate and said
“I want to go to my mother but I don’t have the money to travel. Also if the rest of my family is going to survive the winter I have to sell some wood.”
“You can borrow that money.”
“Knowing the situation of the village who are you asking me to borrow from? And the writing teacher doesn’t seem like an irresponsible person so just trust your mother and wait.”
“You bastard! And what if Soryong goes wrong? Our Soryong is the third generation reader. “Don’t worry about us you go quickly and find Soryong!”
“How can you not worry about the rest of your family this winter? Just be patient and wait a little longer.”
“If I sell even my belongings I won’t starve to death. “You should hurry up and become a writing teacher…”
The old woman who was turning her head outside the private door blurted out her words.
This is because I can’t see the writing teacher who was trudging along just a moment ago.
She muttered to herself like a woman who looked back belatedly.
“That person walks fast too. “When did you go?”
There was no sign of Seosaeng anywhere on the winding road to the village entrance.
The old woman pushed her son’s back thinking that he could not see because his eyes were dim.
“You should quickly go to the village chief and borrow money for travel expenses. Don’t worry about the remaining family members. “In the meantime I’ll pack what you can take with you.”
Yeo Nam could not break her old mother’s stubbornness.
After half a visit (one hour) he left the house with his bundle wrapped around him.
***
Yeonjeokha guessed that Yeo So-ryong went to Gyeonhyeon.
This is because the city closest to Mt. Wudang is Gyunhyeon.
To get to Gyunhyeon you have to either go over Wudang Mountain or take a big detour down the mountain.
There is no way Soryong could have gone into the mountain at night so he must have taken a detour along the road.
After thinking that far Yeonjeokha quickly sprinted through Gwando with his Shinsinjutsu.
Yeon Jeok-ha who ran until the sun rose above his head realized something was wrong.
If it were his own kyungsinjutsu it would be time to go back and forth to Gyunhyeon but there wasn’t a single village in sight let alone a city.
“shit!”
He seemed lost.
No I’m still standing in Guando so I guess I’m lost.
Being blind to the road does not get better even when you reach the level of a half-god.
“I’m going to turn away.”
Just as he was scratching his head nervously he approached a man and woman in their twenties who caught his eye.
“Let’s ask a question.”
Come to think of it the two people seemed to be martial people and were carrying swords.
The man said lifting his chin.
“What?”
“I’m looking for Gyunhyeon. Where should I go?”
At that moment the man frowned and asked back.
“Is it possible that what the executioner is talking about is the Gyeonhyeon of the Ten Words? “Near Wudang Mountain?”
“That’s right.”
“This is Jinpyeong-hyeon (镇坪县) in Angang City. “This is the first time I’ve seen someone looking for Gyunhyeon in Angang City not even in Sibeon City.”
“Is Gyunhyeon far away?”
“What is it? haha! “You have to go at least 380 ri (about 150 kilometers) up there.”
It was a very long distance at 380 miles it would take three or four days.
He let out a long sigh as he listened to his man’s words.
I thought it had been a long time since I came out but it was 380 miles.
Distance is not the problem.
The distance which was less than 30 li around the foot of the mountain increased ten times.
380 ri can change to 3800 ri so my heart feels heavy.
After thanking the man who was reading the book I left Gwando.
After a while out of people’s sight he ran like a whirlwind stepping on the tip of a bare tree.
It was around dusk that day when Yeon Jeok-ha arrived at his destination Gyeonhyeon.
Even taking into account the distance of 380 li it is quite late considering his shinshinjutsu.
This is the result of wandering around several more times due to the poor visibility of the road.
Since a woman who knew nothing about martial arts arrived at noon the teachings of the sages that ‘it is more important to take the right path than to go fast’ are 100% correct.
As soon as I entered Gyeonhyeon I first went to the gambling house where I had a lot of luck.
He does not do it to gamble but to meet Hao Wen of Gyunhyeon.
The gambling hall I visited was filled with thick smoke.
Yeonjeokha who was chasing the smoke with his hand called the errand boy closer.
“What is your name?”
“It’s Isam.”
“Is there a fire? “Why is there so much smoke?”
Lee Sam responded to Seosaeng’s words with a hearty smile.
“It’s the smoke from cigarettes that is popular these days. Since you don’t even know how to smoke I guess this is your first time at a gambling place?”
“It’s not the first time but it’s been a long time. “Is the smoke coming out of that bamboo stick a cigarette?”
“It can’t be. Tobacco leaves are placed at the end of a bamboo pole and burned and this is called a cigarette. “The white smoke that comes out when the tobacco leaves burn.”
“Why are you burning tobacco leaves in such a crowded place?”
“Hehe. Breathing in the smoke that comes from burning tobacco leaves makes you feel good. My head also becomes clearer. That’s why you burn cigarettes in gambling halls.”
“Inhaling smoke makes you feel better and clears your head?”
“Yes would you like to give it a ride?”
“It’s done. “What kind of bullshit are people talking about with their rotten eyes?”
“Oh yeah. Customer do whatever you want. “Then why did you call me?”
“Oh yeah. Well said. I forgot because of that guy’s acting. “Who is the owner here?”
“You are a great person. If you want to meet him go to the room at the end. But if it were me I wouldn’t go.”
“why?”
“You’re doing this to pay off gambling debt right? If you owe a gambling debt to an old person and can’t pay it back you’re in trouble. “It would be better to have some fun with the money you have.”
“You can’t do that. “If you work in a place like this you have to persuade customers to pay their gambling debts.”
When the student spoke in a scolding manner Lee Sam was startled and looked up and down at the student.
He patted the boy’s shoulder and continued talking.
“The little guy is surprised. Don’t worry it won’t lead to ancient people or anything. “You said it was the corner room right?”
“yes….”
He waved his hand at the boy who was crying and walked towards the corner room.
I opened the door and went inside.
One of the three men who were having dinner slowly stood up.
“Who?”
Instead of replying he sat down on an empty chair and suddenly picked up a pair of chopsticks.
Then without anyone saying anything he picked up the food nearby and started eating it.
Geumyangjo a young man in his late twenties stood up and saw Go Won-pyeong the owner of the gambling house.
He is asking what to do with an unidentified uninvited guest who invades the dinner table.
Go Won-pyeong raised his hand as if to leave it alone.
Then Geumyangjo sat quietly in his place without saying a word.
Soon Go Won-pyeong burst into laughter and spoke as if he were his great friend.
“ha ha ha! You must have been very hungry. Still since we are having a meal together I should at least tell you who is where. My name is Go Won-pyeong and I am the owner of this place. “In the Heukdo martial arts community they call me Nabjeonmyeonsa (納錢免死).”
‘Napjeonmyeonsa’ means ‘avoid death by offering money.’
It was a nickname that suited him well as he ran both a gambling house and a usury business.
Still he was busy using his chopsticks without even giving a glance to Go Won-pyeong who was playing chopsticks.
Geumyangjo who could not see it hit the table hard and said.
“Our store owner asked where and who we were!”
Then Yeonjeokha gently pressed the chopsticks he was holding on the table.
He broke the wooden chopsticks through the solid table – as if they were getting stuck in tofu.
When Go Won-pyeong saw that season dry saliva ran down his throat.
I thought he was just a student with a back belly but he turned out to be a martial arts expert!
He recalled whether anything unpleasant had happened at the gambling house recently.
He said ‘All I did was sell Joo-pil Song’s daughter to Giru for a gambling debt and take away Wang Pyo’s store….’
I had no idea which side of the party it was related to.
At that time a bottle of liquor floated up and filled the empty glass in front of the student.
The late Wonpyeong and his subordinates could not even breathe due to the empty air attack that Seosaeng carried out without any hesitation.
Go Won-pyeong who had his head down carefully lifted his face.
“Uh… Daehyeop if it’s because of Song Joo-pil’s daughter who sold it to Giru I’ll send her back home right away.”
“….”
The late Wonpyeong who thought he had made a mistake in his scholar’s silence quickly changed the subject.
“If there is a problem with the store I received from Wangpyo… I will return it to Wangpyo as well.”
As Go Won-pyeong kept talking he put down his drinking glass and looked at him gently and said.
“Did you say that your nickname was Nabjeon-myeonsa Temple?”
“Oh my! It comes from a drinking joke. How dare I…”
“Is Song Joo-pil’s daughter and Wang Pyo’s store because of gambling debt?”
“yes? yes….”
“Sarah Nabjeon-myeon…. That’s a really nice name. Do you want to live?”
“yes! “I will do anything if you let me live!”
Go Won-pyeong got up from his seat bowed down on the floor.
Geumyangjo and the middle-aged man who were with him quickly knelt down and put their heads on the floor.
“Sell Song Joo-pil and Wang Pyo as servants and return their daughters and the store to their families. “Those who owe the debt should take responsibility for what the family is guilty of.”
“Yes yes. “I will.”
“It is about correcting a mistake so it has nothing to do with death.”
When the Cheonoecheon master mentioned death Go Won-pyeong and the two men threw their heads on the floor again.
“Please save me!”
“Are you Hao Mun?”
“yes….”
“There is a boy named Yeo So-ryong. He is fifteen years old. He is a guy from a leisure village who ran away from home to become successful. He says find that guy and bring him to me. If by any chance Lu Xiaolong dies or is injured… the entire Black Island Bangpa of Ten Eon City will pay the price. “You understand without me explaining what it means right?”
“yes! “I will find Lu Xiaolong and take him to Daehyeop!”
“My nickname will be Na-in-myeonsa (納人免死). “If you want to live until you poop on the wall you’d better hurry.”
After finishing speaking Yeonjeokha got up from his seat and leisurely went outside.
That night Gyunhyeon’s dark side was turned upside down.
This is because Go Won-pyeong went not only to Haomun but also to Heukdo Bangpa and spread the word about the situation.