Chapter 76 (2/2)
”No. I was just waking up. I didn't clean up yet.”
”I'm sorry.”
”No. I'm sorry for making you see me like this.”
However she still looked beautiful, and her clothes suited her really well.
”Why did you come so early?”
”I'm going back to Mu Han. It might be two or so month since I return, so I am just here to tell
you.”
”Oh, so that's how it was.”
Although she acted like she didn't care she was pretty sad on the inside.
The relations.h.i.+p between her and I was changing daily. This was what she was thinking since she
didn't know my thoughts. She was wondering what sort of change our next meeting would bring. Her heart was fluttering.
She said to me, ”Thank for what happened, really.”
This was the truth, since she was going to have to bear the pain for the rest of her life I didn't help
her.
”Have a safe trip.”
”Before I go, I must fulfill my promise.”
”Promise?”
”Didn't I tell you that I was going to teach you a better martial art?”
”Were you serious?”
”What, you thought I was joking?”
Seeing her nod I asked her with a surprised face, ”Then why did you make the decision to forget
your previous martial art?”
”Didn't you say 'trust me'?”
There was a moment of silence.
”Hahaha.” I started laughing. She really trusted me without a second thought. ”Shall we go
outside?”
I took her to a practice ground that was empty and we faced each other.
The martial art technique that I was going to teach her was the Clear Thunder Sword Art. It was a
pretty famous martial art for women.
This sword art is incomparable to the sword art that she learned from Ho Yeon Nam.
First, I taught her the basics, after showing it to her a few times I taught her the more advanced
parts.
I just taught her the key points so she was able to learn it quickly and accurately. This was how we spent the rest of the day. I was doing my best teaching her while she was doing her best to learn.
By the time it got dark, I finished teaching her everything.
I told her with a smile, ”If you fully master this, then you won't be beaten.”
Although I said it jokingly, she knew how profound this sword art was. She was very excited to
learn something so profound.
”I'll check on you the next time so just practice what I taught you.”
She didn't ask me how I knew this martial art.
”I'll do my best!”
I added, ”The person who is using the martial art must be wise. You must never grow complacent and try to be free. Never forget that the people who can use their martial art freely have practiced hundred if not thousands of times. Practice is the only way you can be free.”
This didn't only apply to martial arts.
This was how freedom was.
With bright eyes she nodded her head. She probably knew what I meant by this since she was
very smart.
”Then I'll be going.”
”Then next time you see me I'll have gotten much stronger.”
”I'll be expecting it.”
As I was about to take off she did something that I never expected.
She took out her hand for a handshake.
Her hands were trembling since this was her first time shaking hands with a man.
I grabbed her hand firmly but not too tightly.
This was her first handshake with me.
***
I returned to Mu Han immediately.
On my way there I visited the cave and took the adamantium steel with me since there was no
artisan who knew how to handle it in San Dong.
I hid the adamantium steel inside the cave White Crane's Peak. This place as safer than any vault
in Kang Ho.
Then I went to the place where Kw.a.n.g Du and Kong Soo Chan was living.
”Younnngg Ma.s.sster!” From afar Kw.a.n.g Du ran towards me and hugged me. I didn't try to avoid
him since I truly missed him as well.
”I missed you, Young Master!”
”Hey punk! When others see you, they might think that this is a reunion of separated
families.”
”Then let them think like that. We heard stories about what happened in San Dong, so I was
worried.”
Haha. He was someone who couldn't sleep at night because he was worried for me.
”And?”
Seeing my mischievous smile Kw.a.n.g Du said, ”Oh my G.o.d.”
Kw.a.n.g Du could sense that all this was related to me.
”Don't worry. Things were solved rather well.”
”Young Master?”
”What?”
”Weren't you afraid? I might be afraid to even get near them.”
”Of course I was scared, but don't I have someone who will die for me?”
Kw.a.n.g Du took a step backward. ”But must not forget that your sword fodder is still very weak. It
might take another hundred years for it to grow stronger!”
”Hahaha.”
Kong Soo Chan who was in the back walked towards me and greeted, ”Did you have a safe trip
Sir?”
”All thanks to you.”
”You look better.”
I might have looked better but Kong Soo Chan did not. He looked tired after working so hard.
”You should take rest as you work.”
”I am eating and sleeping as I work.”
”This is an order.”
”Yes! If you insist.” He said with a tense expression, ”Master Byuk, there is something that you need to come see.”
It seems he was a bit excited. So, I followed him without a second thought.
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