Episode 1514. Have you sold an heirloom?
Sipeon City Airport waiting room.
Christy who was sitting across from Yeon Jeok-ha after letting Jin Gwa-wol go first suddenly asked.
“Is there someone looking for you?”
“Did you hear that from the vice president too?”
“no. When I look at my brother’s expression I feel like that for some reason. Is she a woman?”
“It’s similar.”
“Phee! Where can I find something similar? “You’re not confident.”
“Honestly I don’t even know who I’m looking for. Is it a god or a human… So that’s it.”
“Still I don’t think it’s a man.”
“There’s no need to go looking for a man unless he’s your enemy.”
In that regard Yeon Jeok-ha’s thoughts were firm.
Christy who was laughing suddenly remembered what his father had said about Yeonjeokha.
“Are you by any chance the Nine Heavenly Wise Woman you are looking for?”
“It’s true what I heard from the vice president.”
“No at first it was a woman’s intuition so she asked.”
“that’s right. “Do I look like a crazy person to you too?”
“No not at all. “She must be looking for something because she has a reason to look for it.”
“thanks. “You are the first person to say that to me.”
“Thank you too.”
“what?”
“…You saved me from the Baeju Daegok president’s office.”
“Did you see it?”
“Yes because I’m a mutant too. “Our metabolism is much faster than that of ordinary people.”
“I see.”
He scratched his chin with a shy expression on his face.
When he looked awkward Christie quickly changed the subject.
“But what happened? In King of Study Sergeant Lim measured his brother’s dimensional power using an MDM (genetic mutation meter). At that time 0 clearly came out….”
“It’s martial arts.”
“That martial arts guy from the martial arts movie?”
“uh.”
“Wasn’t that something that was only possible in movies or dramas?”
“Movies and dramas are made with things that are familiar. “You can think of me as someone who has truly learned martial arts.”
“Wow! “Then there must be a clan or a teacher?”
“There is no clan but there is a teacher.”
“Who is your teacher?”
“Gucheonhyeonnyeo.”
“Is she a fresh woman?”
“that’s right.”
“So you were looking for Master?”
“Well that’s it.”
Yeonjeokha readily admitted.
She is also his ex-wife but she didn’t tell me that.
“Wow! “It feels like something out of a movie or drama.”
“You don’t think I’m crazy?”
“When scientists were experimenting with black holes black spheres appeared all over the world and because of that unplanned mutations are occurring. “We can’t say that the world we live in is already normal.”
“oh!”
Yeonjeokha looked at Christie with her new eyes.
I thought she was just a childish girl but at times like this I see that she is quite thoughtful. They say people don’t know until they experience it and I think that’s true.
“By the way my dad told me to give this to you.”
With those words Christy handed Yeon Jeok-ha a plastic card.
“Is this a credit card?”
“Yes there are many places that don’t accept cash. There is a risk of losing cash. “My brother told me to use it comfortably until I get settled in.”
“Tell them I’ll be grateful.”
“Yes it can be used abroad. If you ever go to Korea use it there. “Korea is a country where cards are used more than cash… so if you don’t have a credit card or can’t pay by mobile phone it will be inconvenient to live there.”
“You don’t use cash?”
“Do you remember having lunch with me before? I ordered and paid with a card at the unmanned ordering machine there. “All stores in Korea have it so you can’t buy anything without a card.”
“It’s fascinating.”
“It’s even more surprising that your brother doesn’t know that. These days there are unmanned ordering machines even in Kangchon.”
Just then a message announcing boarding of the joint flight aircraft appeared on the waiting room monitor.
Yeonjeokha who was at a loss for an answer pointed to the message with his hand and stood up.
“Get on board. “I have to go.”
Christy said quickly getting up from her seat.
“Brother I will call you often. If you ever change your phone please let me know. “Did you know?”
“Okay let’s talk later.”
Yeon Jeok-ha lightly shook his hand and walked toward the boarding gate.
***
Anhui Province.
Hefei Airport.
He stuck his tongue out at the high speed of the plane as it was heading towards the exit amidst the crowd of people.
This is because he arrived in one hour and thirty minutes a distance that would have taken 20 days to travel by carriage.
“The airship wasn’t this fast either…”
It was an airplane that looked like a sky whale and was incredibly fast.
He had no luggage to collect on the plane and was the first to leave the airport.
Looking around he went to stand in a long line of taxis.
He may use the Kowloon Domain God but he plans to use a taxi to adapt to modern civilization.
He also wanted to see the changes in Hapbi from the car window.
It would be nice if he could use Unjong’s liquor but honestly he didn’t have the courage to go all the way to Seokgyeongjang.
They say that even rivers and mountains change in ten years but a whopping 390 years have passed.
Moreover what if you don’t have a camera?
If you were caught on someone’s cell phone camera while riding in the clouds that was also a problem.
Even as I was thinking about random things the line continued to shrink.
When it was finally his turn he quickly opened the taxi door got in and sat down just like everyone else.
The driver asked gently moving the car.
“Where should I take you?”
“Yeo Kang-hyeon Seokgyeongjang.”
“Where is Yeo Kang-hyeon?”
The driver’s voice as he asked again was a little sharp.
I know Yeoganghyeon is near Soho but I don’t remember ever hearing the name Seokgyeongjang.
“Seokgyeongjang. “Do you know the cost estimate?”
“yes.”
“It’s near Wongasan Mountain so if you ask there everyone will know.”
“All right. Then let’s take it as a cost estimate. “It will take about an hour along Soho.”
“….”
It was a strange feeling to follow the article’s explanation.
It only took an hour and thirty minutes from the distant Shibeon City to Hefei but it takes about an hour from Hefei to Yeogang County.
I don’t know what kind of goblin joke this is.
When the young passenger remained silent the driver—even though his mouth was itching—did not speak.
The taxi that left the airport took about an hour and arrived near Wongasan Mountain.
However contrary to Yeon Jeok-ha’s assurances no one knew about Seok Gyeong-jang.
“Seokgyeongjang? “I don’t know.”
“Is this a new motel? “This is my first time hearing it.”
“It looks like a restaurant but go downtown.”
The driver who was circling along the road and asking for directions said to the young passenger:
“If our customer Seokgyeongjang is around here I think it would be better to come down and look for him.”
“Is that so? “How much?”
“It’s two hundred and fifty yuan (about 46000 won).”
After paying the taxi fare Yeon Jeok-ha got out of the car and the driver stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove away.
Left alone Yeonjeokha looked around him with a startled look on his face.
Even though I don’t have a sense of direction I don’t know where I am when I look at the completely transformed village.
It was developed as a tourist destination so none of its old appearance remained.
If the road from the past remained I would have tried to find it but it was a completely different world.
It was as daunting as falling from the fourth sky.
After thinking for a while he walked towards Wongasan Mountain.
Still the cost price remains the same so I plan to look for Seokgyeongjang based on that.
I went around and around Wongasan again and again.
Then around sunset he was finally able to find the site of Seokgyeongjang.
“Huh….”
The site of Seokgyeongjang was overgrown with weeds.
In the center stood a heavily rusted concrete building as if it had been under construction.
The mountain where Namgung-yeon and her daughter’s grave was located was completely leveled off leaving no trace.
They said it was in ruins and it really was.
‘This is why people don’t know about Seokgyeongjang….’
At first I thought everyone I met was from outside the country but now I understand.
As he trudged down the main street two old men caught his eye.
As I got closer it looked like they were playing a game of chess.
I stood next to the elderly people and watched them until the end of the long-term performance.
The long term ended shortly thereafter.
The old man who lost in chess took out some money from his pocket and grumbled.
“Nimiral. I keep looking at people from the side and I get nervous and wonder if I can play Janggi. Continue on your way snooping around to see if you can get something to eat. Hey! Pfft! “Tsk!”
Yeonjeokha frowned slightly at the old man’s rude behavior.
But what was disappointing was him so he didn’t say anything about the old man’s actions.
“Let me ask you something.”
The old man who won the bet took the money and turned to the young man.
“What?”
“I came to visit Seokgyeongjang which is above the mattress. There was only one building left standing after construction? Do you know anything about Seokgyeongjang?”
The old man who won the bet shook his head.
“I don’t know because I came from a foreign country. This guy is from here so you might know him. Do you know anything about Seokgyeongjang?”
The old man who lost the bet answered with a grumpy face.
“You know.”
“Then teach me. “You’re asking about Seok Kyeong-jang.”
The old man who lost the bet looked the young man up and down and paused.
“If that’s the case no one in this town knows more details than me.”
I asked the old man who was studying for a fortune.
“Old man if you know anything please teach me. “I will make sure the case is not disappointing.”
Only then did the old man open his mouth.
“So if you ask me how it happened….”
During the Cultural Revolution excited village youth flocked to Seokgyeongjang.
This is to burn the books in the library.
The village youth piled the books taken from the library in the yard poured oil on them and set them on fire.
However the wind blew strong that day.
“The books were piled up like a mountain and the wind was blowing so damn hard… I wonder what would have happened. The fire spread to Seogak. “Starting with Seogak Seokgyeongjang burned down completely.”
“I guess the fire spread and you didn’t put it out?”
“First of all the book was definitely burning. The source of the fire is a pile of books but can you put it out? So I have no choice but to just throw it out. “It was a time when everyone was young and didn’t know what was what…”
“What are the people at Seokgyeongjang doing?”
“He went and pulled out valuables before the fire spread to the main house. There was another uproar trying to steal it. “Everyone was young…”
The old man kept trying to cover up his past mistakes by saying ‘I didn’t know because I was young.’
Yeon Jeok-ha who found this annoying made a subtle remark.
“Don’t they say that habits from the age of three will last until you are eighty? Even if you are young stealing is still stealing.”
The old man who won the shogi game nodded his head.
“That is correct.”
As he was put on the defensive the old man who lost in Janggi quickly changed the topic.
“Give me a reward.”
I took out the money I received from paying the taxi fare and asked again.
“Did the Yeons sell the heirlooms before they left the village?”
“Would you sell an heirloom to the villagers who burned down your house?”
“I guess they didn’t sell it?”
“I guess so. “I have never heard of any goods related to Seokgyeongjang being traded.”
“thank you.”
Only then did he hand the bill he was holding to the old man.
For the first time a smile appeared on the old man’s stubborn wrinkled face.
I went back to where I got off the taxi.
Perhaps because the sun had set there was not a single bus or taxi in sight.
After having dinner at a nearby restaurant he called Qin Guoyue.
“Vice President?”
-Oh that’s right. Did you look around Seokgyeongjang?
“Like you said it was in ruins. “Did you say Seok Kyeong-jang’s Yeon clan went to Korea?”
-That’s right. Most likely it will be in Incheon.
“All right. Well I received the card well. “I will gratefully use it until I get a seat.”
-What is gratitude? Are you thinking of going to Korea? In that case I will send a guide.
“Are you a guide?”
―We may not be able to use our power in the mainland but we fly abroad. It will definitely be helpful in finding the Yeon clan who immigrated to Korea.
“If that’s the case I won’t decline.”
The corners of Yeon Jeok-ha’s mouth turned up.
Even though the road ahead is difficult I am so grateful that they will send me a guide.