The World's Greatest Troublemaker

Chapter 135

So Jeonghak's expression darkened rapidly.

"I suppose... since there's a schedule for the entire Zhongnan Sect..."

"What are you talking about?"

It seemed the boy had misunderstood. Mok Wigun took So Jeonghak outside. Then he gathered all the people of the Zhongnan Sect. And he explained the situation.

"Because of this situation, Jeonghak says he will stay behind alone to resolve the matter and come later. Since his father's arrival will take about a week, I think it will take roughly a week to ten days."

Mok Wigun asked for the people's opinions. The first to speak was Gwak Wol.

"I don't think the matter will be resolved just because Senior Brother Jeonghak stays behind."

It was Gwak Wol, striking a nerve with a nonchalant face. But her words were not wrong. Pung Chosan also agreed with Gwak Wol's words. He asked So Jeonghak.

"Jeonghak. Do you have a plan on how to resolve it?"

"Well... I'm thinking of talking to my father directly."

It meant he had no particular plan. Jang Sogun chimed in.

"How about we all stay together and find a solution?"

"For ten days? Won't that cause a problem with the schedule?"

Pung Chosan's worry was also reasonable. It would be a really big problem if they didn't arrive on time.

"I think we can just train hard while we're here and then find a way to travel quickly."

"I think that's better. It feels wrong to leave him alone."

Everyone said that even if they left him behind, their hearts wouldn't be at ease. They were good-hearted people, anyway. But Jang Sogun spoke as if he found something a bit strange.

"But when I saw her earlier, the younger sister's expression didn't seem that bad..."

"Ah. My sister doesn't know yet. I think it's because she only knows that marriage talks are happening, but she doesn't know who it is."

It seemed Jeonghak's mother hadn't told her. Thinking about it that way, the younger sister felt even more pitiful.

"I'm fine with it too. I also agree to stay and resolve everything before we go."

"Me too."

Everyone actively stepped forward.

"Alright. Then let's decide to stay and find a way together."

"Great!"

Everyone agreed. So Jeonghak's eyes reddened slightly, as if he were touched.

"Instead, the training will be that much harder. Be prepared for that."

"It's okay. Even if it's hard, my heart will be more at ease. If we leave him, we'll keep worrying about it. Phew. It's just better to stay here and go together."

Won Gagyeol said. And so, everyone decided to stay at So Jeonghak's house with one heart and one mind.

* * *

The next day, So Jeonghak visited the main house. They had said they would go in a large group, but Mok Wigun stopped them. Because there was nothing good about going with many people. So only Pung Chosan, Mok Wigun, and So Jeonghak, just the three of them, visited.

"You're from Zhongnan?"

The main wife, Lady Yu, openly spoke down to them. She was looking down on Zhongnan. But Pung Chosan paid no mind and greeted her.

"We have advanced to the main tournament of the Heavenly Martial Arts Assembly, so we stopped by on our way."

"Zhongnan is going to the main tournament?"

The main wife asked in surprise. It seemed she hadn't heard the news about Zhongnan.

"Fortunately, our results were good this year."

"Ah. Is that so?"

"Jeonghak here also participated and played a big role."

Pung Chosan did well, just as they had discussed beforehand. Lady Yu's attitude changed immediately at the words that they had made it to the main tournament. She called people and ordered them to prepare refreshments.

"Still, I'm relieved that you adapted well in Zhongnan and achieved good results."

Lady Yu said with a benevolent expression while drinking tea. So Jeonghak made some small talk about the family's well-being before moving on to the main topic.

"By the way, I heard that there are marriage talks for my younger sister?"

"Yes. Miryeong is of age, so she should get married soon."

"But I heard that the person the marriage talks are with is Lord Ju."

Lord Ju was a local noble and official here. Moreover, although very distant, he was a collateral branch of the imperial family. At that level, he could be considered to be acting like a king in a small town.

"What's wrong with Lord Ju? For Miryeong, a marriage prospect of that level is more than she deserves."

"But she's not the main wife, and the age difference is too much."

"Ahem. Marriage talks are for the elders of the family to handle, why are you stepping forward? And is this a story to be had in front of guests?"

Lady Yu scolded So Jeonghak with a stern expression. As Mok Wigun saw it, Lady Yu had a large frame and a fiery personality; if she had been born a man, she would have been called general material.

"Still, can't an older brother express this much of an opinion?"

"Ahem. This boy. What have you done for this family to say such things?"

The atmosphere became a little heated. So Mok Wigun subtly stepped in.

"How about we stop here for today? You must have family matters, and we also have to train, so shall we return?"

So Jeonghak seemed to have some regrets but got up from his seat. At that, Lady Yu asked.

"How long are you planning to stay before you leave?"

"We've come home after a long time, so how can we leave right away? We plan to stay for a while."

Mok Wigun said vaguely with a smile.

"Is that so? Then, take care on your way."

Lady Yu's expression was not very good. It seemed she was worried that some problem might arise with the marriage talks she was pushing.

And so, the first meeting with the main wife ended. On the way back home, So Jeonghak said that something was strange.

"I've thought about it carefully, and there's no way my father would have agreed to that marriage. This is clearly something the main wife has cooked up."

"Alright. Let's say that's true. Then how are you going to solve it?"

Mok Wigun asked. But So Jeonghak couldn't come up with an answer.

"To be honest, your words won't have any effect. Because you have no influence in the family."

"That's true, but..."

So Jeonghak had nothing other than being the son of the merchant group's leader. Since he had been in the Zhongnan Sect since he was young, he barely knew anyone in the family or the merchant group.

"If you can't solve that, whatever you say will be useless."

"Haa... But I can't send Miryeong to a guy like that. It would be better to run away with her or something..."

That was one way. But it seemed there might be a better way than that.

"I'll give you a gift."

"A gift?"

"Yes. It will be a pretty good gift."

Mok Wigun said that and then told him to go home first. Then he looked for the Haomun branch. Perhaps because it was a small town, there was no Haomun branch here, and there was a branch in a village a little farther away.

Here, an inn was the Haomun branch, and when he said he wanted to make a request, the owner glanced around and then let him inside.

"What kind of request have you come to make?"

"I'd like to contact the Chang'an branch."

"If you tell me the content, I will deliver it."

"But I'd like it to be delivered a little quickly..."

The inn owner said with a smile.

"I'll have to send a carrier pigeon. Instead, the price is a bit high."

"Don't worry about the money, just handle it reliably and quickly."

"Aigoo. Of course."

Mok Wigun told him the message to be delivered to the branch manager in Chang'an. It was a message to contact Yuk Samcheon and Yi Jeonggi urgently. The content was that there was a good item, so they should come here to talk.

"Pardon?"

The inn owner asked for the content several times. Who were Yuk Samcheon and Yi Jeonggi? They were huge figures who held sway over the world's commerce. To think there was a person who could summon such people. But the inn owner looked at Mok Wigun carefully and asked.

"By any chance... are you not Manor Lord Mok of the Demon Dragon Manor?"

"That's right."

"Aigoo. This is an honor. To think the Demon Dragon Manor Lord would visit this place."

The inn owner made a fuss and then said he would send the fastest carrier pigeon. As expected, being famous has its good points.

"Tell them to add this too. That they don't have to come in person, but it will be advantageous for the one who comes first."

"I understand. I will deliver it that way."

The inn owner went outside and then returned after a short while.

"Where are you staying? I will deliver the message as soon as I get a reply from Chang'an."

"I am at the manor of the So family in the next village. Not the main house."

"Ah. I know. Then I will deliver it there."

Mok Wigun was thinking of putting up the potion he had as a product. At that level, both Yi Jeonggi and Yuk Samcheon would drool and pounce on it. And since he said it would be better to come quickly, they would arrive within a few days.

"Alright. Now, do I just have to wait?"

* * *

The marriage talks gained speed. It seemed the main wife was anxious and was rushing things. Hearing that news, So Jeonghak couldn't stay still for a moment.

"Stay still."

Mok Wigun chided him. But So Jeonghak, as if anxious, grabbed Mok Wigun and poured out his words.

"Surely the marriage talks won't be finalized before my father arrives, right? Isn't there some way? We can't just stay like this, can we?"

"When your father is not here, who has the most say?"

"Well..."

He said that the main wife, Lady Yu, was in charge of all household affairs.

"And next? Especially on the merchant group side."

"On the merchant group side, Uncle Yi takes care of it."

"Is that so?"

So Jeonghak's family runs a merchant group. In a family that makes a living from a merchant group, what would be the most important thing?

"You meet that person tomorrow."

"Me?"

So Jeonghak said that he knew him since he was young, but they were not close enough for him to personally ask for help.

"He's just like an uncle I know..."

"Don't worry. After you and I meet someone today, it will be resolved on its own."

People from the World Merchant Group and the Three Thousand Merchant Group were scheduled to come. Yuk Samcheon and Yi Jeonggi were a bit far away, so they couldn't come in person, and instead, a manager-level person from the merchant groups was scheduled to come.

"Really? But what was the gift you mentioned?"

"This."

Mok Wigun took out two wooden boxes from his bosom. In each, there was a single pill. So Jeonghak smelled the scent and said.

"Oh. Isn't this the Cheongsim Hwallyeokhwan?"

"That's right. What do you think it would be like if you could sell this?"

So Jeonghak's eyes widened. He was also a person from a merchant family. There was no way he wouldn't know the value of this item.

"Wow. There probably isn't a single martial arts sect that doesn't need this."

"Would it only be martial arts sects? The uses would be diverse."

So Jeonghak asked what the other one was.

"This? Hmm... a good thing?"

The very medicine that had an unexpected side effect from adding the three-leaf nine-herb grass. That too would have a huge demand.

"Physician Pyon made it, and it's your gift."

He had also finished talking with Pyon Juksu. He was a little disappointed, but he understood since it was a gift for So Jeonghak. It seemed he had grown a little fond of the kids after teaching them.

"This? This seems too amazing for a gift..."

How much money would the two medicines earn? It would be an unimaginably enormous amount. But to Mok Wigun, it wasn't very important.

"Family is more important than money."

Now, the second-generation disciples of the Zhongnan Sect were no different from family. Especially So Jeonghak and a few of the kids were even more special. They felt like real friends and family.

Mok Wigun said, leading So Jeonghak by the arm.

"Let's go. We're supposed to meet at the inn, so if we leave now, it should be just right."

(End of Chapter)