The World's Greatest Troublemaker

Chapter 139

"You've never seen those guys before, have you?"

So how did he think they were the guys the Sword Saint mentioned? Pyon Juksu raised a question.

"That guy. Unlike how he looks, he seems to be quite a master. I did think his actions were a bit strange."

The guy who looked like a toad was very sly. And although he was a little surprised, he didn't show any hesitation or intimidation.

"That's an attitude that can't come out without a certain amount of confidence. But with his publicly known position and skills, that's not possible."

A very distant collateral branch of the imperial family who doesn't know martial arts well. A lecher. A moderately corrupt local official with nothing special. None of these were things that could show such confidence.

"It's certainly suspicious. Well, even if you hide other things, it's not easy to hide your original disposition."

The parts that appear unconsciously cannot be hidden. When Mok Wigun judges a person's true character, he comprehensively examines such parts. And the result was what he was talking about now.

"If I check and think it's right, I'll have to call the Sword Saint."

"Why him?"

"We have to leave soon. So it's right to call the Sword Saint. The Sword Saint is someone we can trust and leave it to."

As they were talking, So Jeonghak returned. Mok Wigun, curious about what had happened, called him.

"Did the talk go well?"

"So-so? Hah. It's really the first time I've seen the main wife so hesitant with me."

So Jeonghak rattled on about how exhilarating he felt.

"She couldn't speak easily, as if she knew about the contract I made. She would try to say something and then hesitate. In the past, she would have been screaming and slapping me, it would have been a mess."

He said it was especially so when his father was not there.

"I thought I could forget all that and speak confidently this time."

What he had suffered was before he was ten. He thought it would be okay since he had aged and a lot of time had passed, but it wasn't.

"It felt strange. I wanted to get angry and lash out, but when I stood in front of her, I felt like I was shrinking."

Humans don't change easily. The memories of childhood can dominate a lifetime. To overcome that, you have to keep bumping into it and breaking it. But you have to do that yourself. So Mok Wigun had only created a situation where he could do it well and had him do it himself.

"Today too?"

"It was like that at first, but as the main wife acted that way, it gradually got better."

So he had strongly talked about the marriage issue. That it couldn't be with Ju Yeongbak.

"It was almost done, but she suddenly said her head hurt and that we should finish talking tomorrow... But well. I'll make it clear tomorrow."

It was a little disappointing, but he could still feel that So Jeonghak had grown. Mok Wigun had a satisfied expression.

"You've worked hard."

"What did I do? Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened..."

So Jeonghak had a moved face.

"That's enough. Just finish it well tomorrow."

Saying so, Mok Wigun stood up from his seat. And then he said to So Jeonghak.

"What are you doing? We have to train. Everyone is waiting, so come on."

"Ah. Right. Alright. I'll just tell my mother and go right away."

So Jeonghak rushed outside. It was to deliver the good news.

* * *

"Why are you so obsessed with Mok Wigun?"

The masked person said. It was because Ju Yeongbak was about to send a person to ask Mok Wigun to meet.

"He's an interesting guy."

"He is a person to be careful of. It is better not to meet him."

"Hey. Were you in a position to give me orders?"

The masked person sighed.

"Eunuch Yang earnestly requested. That Mok Wigun is classified as a person to be careful of even from above, so you should pay special attention."

"I said I'll take care of it. Will there be another opportunity like this? So it's not bad to gather some information."

Ju Yeongbak seemed to have no intention of listening to the masked person's words. At that, the masked person warned.

"Please be prudent. Eunuch Yang is already on his way here."

At the words that Eunuch Yang was coming, Ju Yeongbak flinched. But he soon smiled slyly and sent a person to Mok Wigun after all.

And Mok Wigun, who received the news, rejoiced.

- Oh ho. I was going to go secretly and check, but this is good.

- Let's check right away. Let's also see what level of master he is.

Pyon Juksu was also excited. Mok Wigun said to the person who had delivered the news.

"Where and when did he say to meet?"

"He said he would serve you at a gisaeng house in the evening."

"I'm busy, so that's a bit troublesome. Tell him let's have a cup of tea at a teahouse in a little while."

Mok Wigun also added that he had no time other than today. After the person left, Pyon Juksu asked.

"What if you can't see him then?"

"Not a chance. Can't you see that he's dying to meet me?"

Mok Wigun was confident that the opponent would follow as he had said. And as he had expected, after a while, a person came again and confirmed the place and time to meet.

* * *

"Then I will consider the marriage talks to be off."

So Jeonghak said as if to make it final. The main wife had a very difficult expression. She wanted to get over the current situation somehow, but So Jeonghak was coming on too strong.

"Well... wouldn't it be right for the head of the family to decide?"

What the main wife had barely thought of was the excuse of the head of the family. But it was quite plausible. Since it was a big matter for the family, it was right for So Jeonghak's father to decide.

"Let's do that. Since you said he will be here in a few days, I will tell him when he comes."

"Do so..."

So Jeonghak decided so and stood up from his seat. Thinking that the marriage talks were practically off.

He was confident that his father would also not want to marry Miryeong off to Ju Yeongbak. Besides, since he had also done something for the merchant group, his opinion would also have more weight.

"By the way, when are you planning to leave for Wudang?"

"I have to leave right after I see my father and it's decided."

"I see."

The main wife, Lady Yu, just wanted So Jeonghak to leave quickly. How much had she looked down on and despised them as the concubine and the concubine's children? But to be humiliated like this by them, it felt like a fire was burning in her chest.

She called her nephew and shouted.

"What have you been doing? Do you think I put you in the merchant group to fool around?"

"I'm also being wronged. There was nothing I could do."

"Then you should have at least reported it quickly."

"Well... I was trying to find out more details..."

Lady Yu put her hand on her forehead.

"To think I was trusting someone like that..."

The main wife's nephew carefully watched her expression and asked.

"Then are the marriage talks over?"

"Not a chance. Lord Ju contacted me separately."

Don't worry and wait. That was what Ju Yeongbak had said.

"He must have a plan."

"Will there be a way? Jeonghak is friends with the manor lord of the Demon Dragon Manor..."

At the discouraging words, the main wife shouted.

"Do you think friends last forever? And do you think that person will protect Jeonghak forever? You never know with people."

But marriage is different.

"Besides, I heard that Lord Ju is going to meet that person named Mok Wigun separately a little later."

The main wife thought he was up to something.

"So you also pull yourself together and watch carefully what's happening in the merchant group. Got it?"

"Of course. I'll watch everything in detail and report to you."

The nephew, Yu, said so and then came out. But he was anxious. If the main wife's power weakened, he also couldn't exert his power. Because he didn't have any special ability, and being the main wife's nephew was all he had.

"If it's the Demon Dragon Manor, it's a really amazing place..."

He also thought about switching sides. The deal that So Jeonghak had thrown to the merchant group now was really enormous. With that one deal, the So family merchant group would jump to a mid-sized merchant group in an instant. So So Jeonghak would have more power than the main wife. So his head was complicated.

"But Ju Yeongbak. Why did that guy say he would meet the Demon Dragon Manor Lord?"

The main wife's nephew muttered so. And at that time, Ju Yeongbak was meeting with Mok Wigun. Pyon Juksu was also with him at that meeting.

"It is an honor to meet such famous people in person like this."

Ju Yeongbak, still with a sly expression. Mok Wigun was sure. He could feel it clearly now. The dark and sticky energy lurking inside Ju Yeongbak.

- What do you think?

- It seems quite similar.

Pyon Juksu said it didn't seem certain yet.

- He's hiding it so tightly that it's hard to feel.

- Same here. I know it's similar, but it's not to the extent that I can be sure.

Mok Wigun thought that Ju Yeongbak was a considerable master. But when he met him in person, he realized that he might be an even more skilled person than he had expected. Pyon Juksu also continuously gauged Ju Yeongbak's skill and sent a telepathic message.

- If he can hide his energy to this extent, he might be a higher master than the Sword Saint...

- He's probably above the Sword Saint.

Of course, the Sword Saint is not the best in the world. There might be masters among the martial artists who have retired or are not active who are higher than the Sword Saint. That's why they say there are as many strange people and masters in the martial world as there are grains of sand.

Still, he is the Sword Saint who is called the best master of the time. But a person more skilled than the Sword Saint is a local official in a place like this? And no one knows his skill? It's really an absurd thing.

"I also wanted to see the horn of the single-horned great serpent. As you know, since I am tied to the government, it's not so easy for me to go anywhere."

Ju Yeongbak continued to be affable. Mok Wigun and Pyon Juksu also occasionally chimed in. And they exchanged telepathic messages.

- Hey. I'm a little worried about just the Sword Saint.

Pyon Juksu said it seemed the Sword Saint wouldn't be enough.

- It's not just one person. Black Water Old Man. His skill also seemed to be no less than the Sword Saint's.

- Ah. Right. They traveled together, right? Then it might be a little better.

Pyon Juksu, as if frustrated, tried to gauge Ju Yeongbak's skill somehow.

"Are you in good health? Shall I check your pulse?"

"Oh. Physician Pyon himself?"

Ju Yeongbak said so with a smile. But he did not offer his hand.

"I don't have any particularly bad places. And since I'm also very interested in health, I'm also very close with physicians. They tell me to stop coming now."

He was being glib, but it meant he couldn't offer his hand. That means he was also on guard to some extent. Perhaps because of that, although the conversation was amicable, in reality, words were exchanged to dig out even a little more information about the opponent.

It was when they were having such a war of nerves.

"Ohohoho. So you were here."

A strange voice that seemed to be neither a man's nor a woman's. At that voice, Ju Yeongbak suddenly stood up in surprise.

"My. How did Eunuch Yang..."

(End of Chapter)