SYM 104

After Cheong-un left, Eun-hyeon looked around Number One Building Under Heaven.

Perhaps because he was told not to go up to the fifth floor, the servers and courtesans didn’t even come close, so it was good for a quiet rest. Also, tea and snacks were sufficiently prepared.

Eun-hyeon enjoyed the tea and snacks before lying down on a long chair. After resting for a while and taking a nap, he got up and looked out the window.

In the large lake right next to Number One Building Under Heaven, young men and women were floating on boats and playing. On the boat, a woman played an instrument, and a man recited poetry to match. Clear laughter, filled with happiness, swept all around.

“…Good times.”

The moment he muttered without realizing it, a snickering laugh was heard from behind.

“Huh?”

Surprised, he turned around and saw Head Jeong-hyeon standing there.

“Head Jeong-hyeon. When did you arrive?”

Eun-hyeon looked at Head Jeong-hyeon with an embarrassed face.

“I arrived a little while ago. I apologize if I startled you.”

“Ah, no. I was just looking outside and was surprised by the sudden presence.”

“Does Young Master Eun-hyeon also want to float a boat on the lake and play?”

“No. I was just watching because I heard the sound.”

At Eun-hyeon’s words, Head Jeong-hyeon smiled softly.

“They are probably a little older than Young Master Eun-hyeon. So, it can be said that Young Master Eun-hyeon is also at a good age to play.”

Eun-hyeon’s face flushed red. It was a word he had uttered without much thought, but when Head Jeong-hyeon said it like that, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

“Head Jeong-hyeon, how did your business go? Have you finished looking around?”

“Didn’t I go with my disciples? I divided the area with my disciples and looked around, so it finished earlier than expected. I didn’t find any problematic areas in the places I checked.”

“…I see.”

It wasn’t Head Jeong-hyeon’s fault that he didn’t find anything, so he couldn’t say anything.

“Was it easy to enter the city? I was surprised because the security was tighter than I thought when I entered.”

At Eun-hyeon’s words, Head Jeong-hyeon nodded.

“Beijing is different from other places. Fortunately, I have an acquaintance among the officials, so there were no major difficulties.”

“That’s a relief.”

Indeed, they couldn’t treat the Head of the Kunlun Sect carelessly.

“But it seems difficult to stay for a long time. It seemed like the security was a bit tighter than usual.”

Head Jeong-hyeon grinned and looked at Eun-hyeon. Eun-hyeon felt uncomfortable and turned his gaze elsewhere.

“Does Young Master Eun-hyeon have any thoughts of learning Martial Arts?”

“Ah, I am congenitally weak, so I cannot learn Martial Arts.”

“But you’ve gotten a lot better now, haven’t you? Even if it’s difficult to achieve great success by learning Martial Arts from now on, you will reach a considerable level.”

Learning Martial Arts.

Eun-hyeon blinked at the words he had never thought of.

In the Martial World, the strength of one’s Martial Arts was the most important thing. The reason Eun-hyeon was ignored after being born as the heir of the Namgung Clan was all because he had a body that could not learn Martial Arts.

But until now, he had never even thought of learning Martial Arts.

When he was in the Namgung Clan, he deliberately distanced himself from Martial Arts even more because of Eung-wang. He was going to leave the clan anyway, and he hoped that Eung-wang would be recognized as the Eldest Young Master as quickly as possible without any noise.

Even after that, he never considered learning Martial Arts.

But after hearing Head Jeong-hyeon’s words and thinking about it, he realized that he was mistaken.

The Martial Arts that he couldn’t learn because he was weak was the Martial Arts passed down to the Namgung Family Head. There were also basic Martial Arts that people with poor health learned for the purpose of improving their health, so why didn’t he even think about that?

“…Listening to Head Jeong-hyeon, that’s true. I haven’t even thought about learning Martial Arts until now, but Martial Arts is not just about advanced Martial Arts.”

“That’s right. Basic Mind technique or basic Martial Arts are often learned by ordinary people.”

It seems that he thought that if it wasn’t advanced Martial Arts, it wasn’t Martial Arts. Even if he could only do Telepathic Transmission or light body skill right now, it would be much better than now.

“Kunlun has various Martial Arts to help improve health.”

“Yes?”

“I mean, if Young Master Eun-hyeon wants, I can teach you Kunlun’s Martial Arts.”

The words Kunlun’s Martial Arts resonated with Eun-hyeon more than he thought.

But he was not Seo Eun-hyeon, and he had no intention of going back to Kunlun to learn Martial Arts.

“I am grateful for Head Jeong-hyeon’s words, but it is difficult for me to learn Kunlun’s Martial Arts…”

“Why would our Eun-hyeon learn Kunlun’s things? There are many Martial Arts in the Namgung Clan that Eun-hyeon can learn.”

When Eun-hyeon was about to calmly reject the Head’s suggestion, Namgung Juwon interjected in a blunt tone.

“Father! Have you arrived?”

Namgung Juwon and Namgung Eun-gwang approached Eun-hyeon together.

“Namgung Family Head, have you arrived now?

“Head Jeong-hyeon, you came early. I met your disciples downstairs and came together. Seeing that you came early, it seems that Head Jeong-hyeon didn’t find much.”

As Namgung Juwon said, Head Jeong-hyeon’s two disciples followed. With this, everyone except Ha Yeo-un was gathered.

Head Jeong-hyeon nodded.

“That’s right. I didn’t find anything particularly strange in the places I went. Did Namgung Family Head find any traces?”

Namgung Juwon shook his head with a heavy expression.

“I don’t know if it’s because the tricks they use are cunning, but I didn’t find anything particularly unusual in the places I looked around. Did the disciples of Kunlun find anything?”

At Namgung Juwon’s question, Se-ak and Se-jin also shook their heads.

A somber atmosphere filled the room.

“It’s too early to be disappointed since Great Hero Ha is still left. And since we looked around so quickly today, there’s a possibility that we didn’t find anything, so let’s take another look at the areas we were in charge of tomorrow.”

“That would be good. If they use formation technique, it would be difficult to find. But there can’t be many places where you can secretly hide a thousand people. Eun-hyeon, has there been any separate contact from the Beggar Clan?”

Eun-hyeon shook his head.

He had taken a nap while resting, but if there had been contact from the Beggar Clan, they would have woken him up.

“I see…”

Namgung Juwon forced a smile. Although he had quickly looked around today, he hadn’t done it carelessly.

He even scanned the flow of the land, just in case it was hidden by formation. Even if he looked at the places he had checked today again, the result would be similar.

“By the way, what were you talking about earlier, saying something about Kunlun’s Martial Arts to our Eun-hyeon?”

“Ah, I was advising Young Master Eun-hyeon to learn Martial Arts for his health. Kunlun has many Mind technique for health, so I thought it would be a good idea to learn them.”

“Our Namgung Clan also has simple and effective Mind technique. You don’t have to go all the way to Kunlun. Eun-hyeon, if you want, I’ll teach you myself.”

Eun-hyeon was flustered and didn’t know what to say. The sound of someone’s footsteps was heard. Eun-hyeon was startled and turned around.

There was a beggar with a grimy appearance. A string symbolizing a disciple of the Beggar Clan was hanging from his waist.

“What’s going on…”

“Everyone, take cover!”

The beggar frowned as he looked at Head Jeong-hyeon and Namgung Juwon, who were gathered in one place, and quickly spat out.

Take cover out of the blue…?

“I heard that the government troops are chasing you! It would be best to scatter and take cover.”

“What are you talking about…? Why are the government troops looking for us?”

“Head Jeong-hyeon is right. You’re telling us to take cover out of the blue when we haven’t done anything wrong. What crime have we committed that we have to run away?”

At Head Jeong-hyeon and Namgung Juwon’s words, the beggar hit his chest as if frustrated.

“I’ll tell you the details after we move, so first, take cover! That’s why you stuffy people who don’t know the situation in Beijing…!”

The beggar gasped for breath again and shouted, but no one moved.

Take cover, where should we take cover?

Eun-hyeon frowned.

Even if the others didn’t, he wasn’t very familiar with the geography of Beijing. Even if he ran away from here, he had no idea where to go.

Besides, isn’t it strange to run away without knowing the reason? Even if he was a member of the Beggar Clan, it was difficult to believe the words of a beggar he had never seen before and move.

“Ah, this is so frustrating. I told you because I was told to, so I don’t know what will happen next!”

The beggar of the Beggar Clan saw that the people didn’t move even after his words and clicked his tongue.

And then it was. Someone came up from downstairs.

It was someone wearing government uniform.

“Namgung Juwon and Namgung Eun-gwang, Namgung Eun-hyeon, and Kunlun’s Head Jeong-hyeon, Se-ak, and Se-jin. Are you all correct?”

“…That’s right.”

Namgung Juwon, with a stiff expression, answered, and the person wearing the government uniform nodded and gestured.

“Arrest them all.”