Chapter 8: Minor Clan Lord Yang (3) (2/2)
“I think I’m going to vomit.”
“Don’t, then you’ll have to clean it up.”
He gave me a sick smile.
“Are you not afraid young master?”
“Why would I be afraid?”
“What if they attack us? I told you before that right now the Yang Clan is the strongest in the city.”
“Didn’t you see their subordinates’ expressions? They are resentful of their master. There are not many who are truly loyal to them. On the other hand, you know how our subordinates are. These are the men who are truly loyal.”
“But if we fight, they have the numbers advantage.”
“War isn’t fought with just numbers. And war doesn’t happen that easily.”
You could trust me you fool, you have no idea how many campaigns I have been in and how experienced I am in this. I practically lived in the battlefield.
“Someone who is as calculating as Lord Yang won’t move that rashly. He will only attack when victory is guaranteed.”
“Even if his son is crippled?”
“He didn’t even carefully observe his son. He got mad not because his son got hurt, but because I didn’t give him face and attacked his son.”
“Is there a difference?”
“There is, this is a different type of rage.”
Yang Gi Chul was someone who was very arrogant and prideful.
“I don’t understand what you are talking about.”
“You don’t have to. Go and get some rest.”
As he was about to leave, he turned around and grabbed my hand.
“Young Master.”
“What?”
“Thank you for what happened.”
“Alright. Make sure you never forget what happened.”
“Hehe.”
He left taking large and buoyant strides.
From my experience, I knew that Yang Gi Chul wasn’t the type make a move immediately. He would find a way to take revenge without getting his hands dirty. If he did he make a move, he would do it in the most gruesome and cruel way possible.
So I decided to make a move first. After this crisis was over, I decided to train in silence.
“Lord Yang is a prideful person. He will never let go of this quietly.”
My father replied to my mother, “But he won’t do anything rashly.”
“He is someone who is very calculating. So, let’s just pay off our debt. He could use that as an excuse to do something.”
Byuk Do Jun nodded. He understood Yang Gi Chul perfectly. But getting twenty thousand nyang was no easy task.
When they were doing well others couldn’t do anything to them. But now that they were in this situation, others were bullying them to gain the favor of the Yang Clan. However, he didn’t resent them. He resented himself for not rearing his son the correct way. This all happened because of his ignorance.
Im Ae Hwa put a small treasure box on the table.
“If we sell this we could get enough money to pay off the debt.”
When Byuk Do Jun opened the box, there was a small jade necklace inside the box.
“This is?”
Byuk Do Jun looked surprised and shook his head.
“No, we can never sell this. This is the heirloom that was pa.s.sed down from you clan. This is your most treasured item.”
“No, it’s not my most treasured item, if we could sell…”
“No, until you bury me you will never sell this.”
“This is just an item.”
“No, it is not just an item, it is the heirloom that your father gave you. Your most treasured item”
“What I treasure the most is you and Dan-ee.”
Byuk Do Jun couldn’t say anything. He knew full well how much his wife loved him. He knew how much she had sacrificed for her son, and how much more she could sacrifice. But he didn’t want her to sacrifice anymore.
Im Ae Hwa tried to convince her husband.
“You shouldn’t be stingy about this. Something like this can be bought again. But there are certain things that can’t be bought.”
Since her husband was firmly saying no, she changed her strategy.
“Honey, I think Dan-ee finally grew up. What we have to protect is not something like this but our child.”
“Do you trust your son?”
She said without hesitating, “Of course I trust him.”
“Even though he tricked you all this time?”
“It is because he is our son.”
Even though their son had said that he was going to change his ways many times before, this was the first time that they thought something was different.
This time he had proved it with his actions. For the last ten days, he was training in martial arts and when Kw.a.n.g Du was in trouble, he didn’t hesitate to intervene.
Byuk Do Jun gave a sigh, “I don’t know.”
He was surprised that with just ten days of training, how his son able to cripple Yang Gi Kang. His son didn’t even use any techniques, but with just his bare hand beat up Yang Gi Kang. He was worried that his son might have learned some dangerous cultivation technique.
Let’s just say the Yang Gi Kang is bad at martial arts, but the way his son talks, the way he acts and even his stare had changed.
“Maybe he has just grown up now.”
Byuk Do Jun forcefully nodded at his wife. He just nodded and agreed with his wife, hoping that this wasn’t a fluke. But on the other hand, he was happy. He was feeling proud that his son finally grew up. There was now something that he could hope for. With the change in his son he wanted to raise the Byuk Clan to its past glory.
“Anyway, I understand your thoughts clearly.”
Byuk Do Jun took the box.
“Thank you for understanding me.”
But he never had the thought of selling the necklace. He just took it for safekeeping, since he was afraid that his wife might sell it behind his back. With this new profound strength, he wanted he face this challenge head on.
“Don’t worry too much, my wife.”
Im Ae Hwa smiled and grabbed her husband’s hand.
“I am not worried. I have never been worried since marrying you.”
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