The World's Greatest Troublemaker

Chapter 63

"How are your injuries?"

"I was just lying down pretending to be sick. Kuhaha."

Yuk Samcheon laughed heartily. He scratched his face and continued.

"I'm a bit uncomfortable because I'm in disguise right now. I hope you'll understand."

"That's nothing. I know the situation, so you don't have to worry about it. But since things have turned out this way, why don't you take a rest?"

"Oh my. Don't even mention it. I've started a new business, and I'm going crazy."

He said he was having a headache because of his new business, the Ten Thousand Gold Bank. The Ten Thousand Gold Bank was a place that handled promissory notes.

"It's heavy and dangerous to carry money around, isn't it?"

A penny or two doesn't matter. But if the amount of money made of metal is large, its weight is enormous. To the point where you could use it as a weapon like a mace if you put it in a tough leather pouch and swung it. So it's convenient to carry a paper promissory note instead of money.

"Instead, there have to be several places where you can exchange the promissory note for money. It would be troublesome if you had to travel for several months to exchange it, wouldn't it?"

So he was building Ten Thousand Gold Banks in major places. Of course, he was planning to build one here in Chang'an as well.

"The reason you want to buy the Eastern Heaven Merchant Group is also related to that."

"Haha. That's right. The merchant group is a merchant group, but isn't it more certain to show them directly how to use something like the Ten Thousand Gold Bank?"

As expected of a great merchant. Yuk Samcheon would give a promissory note when he bought the Eastern Heaven Merchant Group and made a deal. On purpose. At first, they would be reluctant, but if they went to the Ten Thousand Gold Bank in Chang'an and presented it, it would be immediately exchanged for money.

If they experience that once or twice, everyone will want to use the Ten Thousand Gold Bank. Since it's a place guaranteed by the Three Thousand Merchant Group, they would be able to trust it.

"So, I hear you're treating the magistrate's mother right now."

"Yes, that's right."

"You're probably moving in a hurry to catch the thousand-year-old fire carp, right?"

Mok Wigun nodded his head.

"That's a relief. It was worth rushing here."

Yuk Samcheon said that and then spoke cautiously. Leaning his head forward as if whispering.

"I have a child ginseng. It's over a thousand years old."

Mok Wigun was startled. If there really was such a child ginseng, he could treat the old lady.

"How about it? Instead of going to get the thousand-year-old fire carp, which isn't even certain, how about treating her with the child ginseng?"

It was a tempting offer.

"Do you have it with you now?"

"How could I? It's in my treasure warehouse."

"Then how long will it take to bring it?"

"A month and a half? Two months? I have to be careful when bringing it, so it will take about that long."

Mok Wigun was a little worried. With that much time, it might be faster to catch the thousand-year-old fire carp. However, it wasn't even certain that the thousand-year-old fire carp really existed. Even if it did, he might not be able to catch it.

"You can pay the price, or you can just connect me with the magistrate. It's better for me to deal directly with the magistrate."

The Chang'an magistrate is like a king in this vicinity. One of the highest-ranking officials. Such a position is not a position that can be climbed with one's own strength. Even in peaceful times, but what about in a chaotic time like now?

It is a position that can never be climbed unless the power of the family is strong. So Yuk Samcheon thought it was much better to make a connection with the magistrate.

"Instead, you're saying I should sell the merchant group to you."

"That's right. And if you're going to pay for the child ginseng, you can just subtract it from the price of the merchant group, so the calculation is simple and good, isn't it?"

Seeing that he said the calculation was simple, it seemed he was planning to ask for an enormous price for the child ginseng.

"Instead, I'll solve all the problems you have to worry about. The ones connected to the Mok family."

Yuk Samcheon looked very confident.

"The Mok family may have power in this vicinity, but they're no match for me."

"I don't have any particular problems I'm worried about."

Mok Wigun said he had no particular problems.

"Hehe. Is that so?"

Yuk Samcheon seemed to know something, but he didn't say it. Seeing what he was saying, it seemed the Mok family was plotting something again.

"Whatever the Mok family plots, only regret will remain."

"Your confidence is amazing. As expected, you have the spirit of a hero."

Yuk Samcheon praised Mok Wigun to the skies. However, he had a slight feeling that he could give as much praise as he wanted as long as it didn't cost money. But it was something that Mok Wigun had seen through because he had had enormous experience, and an ordinary person would never know.

"By the way, do you do other things besides promissory notes at the Ten Thousand Gold Bank?"

"We also do business similar to a pawnshop. Why? What's the reason?"

"I was just curious if you also store things."

When he was fighting the Demon King, there was something like that. That world was also a world where you didn't know what would happen when. So there was a place that took care of and stored valuables.

"Storing things. That's an interesting idea."

"Isn't everyone anxious? I thought it would be good if there was a place that could safely take care of things."

Yuk Samcheon's expression became serious. He stroked his bushy beard and was lost in thought.

"If there are many people who want it, it would be perfect to do it at the Ten Thousand Gold Bank..."

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly slapped the table and said.

"That's a good idea. I'll have to proceed with it."

He was a hot-tempered and aggressive person, just as he had heard. Yuk Samcheon immediately said something to the person next to him. It seemed he was telling him to proceed with the work right away.

"I owe you one. If the business goes well, I'll reward you properly."

"Thank you. And I've also thought about it, and I'll go to catch the thousand-year-old fire carp first."

"Oh?"

It was a slightly unexpected expression.

"The time will be similar anyway. So I'll give it a try, and if it doesn't work, I'll ask for your help."

Since it only took a few days to get to Mount Xiaohua, Mok Wigun judged that it was better to give it a try.

"You're not ordinary either. Usually, you choose one of the two, but you've connected the two and found the most advantageous one."

Yuk Samcheon said that, but he also said there was something he hadn't thought of.

"I'm the one being used, but if you say it openly, won't I feel bad?"

The way he was smiling and talking, it wasn't that he was really asking because he felt bad. Curiosity? Because he was curious about how he would answer? He had that kind of feeling.

"How could that be? Didn't I give you a good gift first?"

"You mean the thing about storing things?"

"Yes. I gave you a big gift, so isn't it okay to talk about this much? I think I'm at a loss, actually."

Yuk Samcheon chuckled. It was obvious that he was trying to hold back his laughter.

"You're a funny guy. Very interesting."

He chuckled and then suddenly became serious.

"You're twenty, right?"

"Yes."

"Marry my daughter."

Mok Wigun frowned slightly and tilted his head. It was because he couldn't gauge what intention he had in saying such a thing.

"Why marriage all of a sudden?"

"My daughter is eighteen, so it's perfect."

"I have no intention of getting married yet."

"Don't worry. My daughter doesn't look like me. Fortunately, she takes after her mother."

Yuk Samcheon seemed to be serious. It seemed that if Mok Wigun just said it was okay, as if he really liked him, he would marry them off right away. His personality of being straightforward and acting before thinking was revealed as it was.

"I have no intention, so please find another good match for your daughter."

"Really? You'll regret it. Not because she's my daughter, but she's a real beauty."

Mok Wigun didn't answer at all and changed the subject.

"I'm a bit busy because I have to prepare to go and catch the thousand-year-old fire carp."

But Yuk Samcheon asked again, as if he was disappointed.

"Just do it with the child ginseng. Why go through all that trouble?"

"It's good to receive help, but isn't it also meaningful to do it yourself?"

Yuk Samcheon looked at Mok Wigun for a moment and then stood up from his seat.

"Since you've decided to do it that way, be sure to catch the thousand-year-old fire carp."

"Thank you."

"Instead, sell me what's left besides the inner core or anything else you get."

"I'll do that."

The place where a spiritual creature lives or a spiritual herb blooms is a place where the energy of the world gathers. In such a place, there are many things that are not commonly seen in the world. Yuk Samcheon was telling him to hand over such things to him if he got them.

To try to take what was beneficial to him even as they were parting. As expected of a great merchant. After sending Yuk Samcheon off, he came out, and the Light Wind Unit members had finished their preparations. But Pyon Juksu was nowhere to be seen.

"Wait a minute!"

Pyon Juksu was dragging someone along. It was Mugwang.

"This guy is coming with us. Chongun can't go. He has other things to do."

"Good. Then let's go."

And so, the seven members of the Light Wind Unit, Pyon Juksu, Mugwang, and Mok Wigun. The ten of them set off on a journey to Mount Xiaohua.

* * *

"Are you perhaps going to Mount Xiaohua?"

Just as Mok Wigun's party was about to leave Chang'an, a pair of a man and a woman who looked like martial artists approached and asked. At that, Dan Bulseok stepped forward.

"That's right. But why do you ask..."

"Then would it be okay if we accompanied you to Mount Xiaohua?"

Dan Bulseok glanced at Mok Wigun. It wasn't that difficult to accompany them to Mount Xiaohua. It was also a common thing for people going in the same direction to accompany each other like this. But Mok Wigun shook his head.

"I'm sorry. We have some circumstances."

Dan Bulseok politely refused.

"No. It's alright."

The man of the two kept glancing at Mok Wigun's side, but he soon stepped back and approached another group. And then he quickly accompanied a certain group.

"It seems there are more people going to Mount Xiaohua than I thought."

"That's a given."

A considerable number of people were heading to Mount Xiaohua. There were also people who had already left, so if they gathered, it would be a considerable number. But not all of them were going to catch the thousand-year-old fire carp.

Where many people gather, there is an opportunity. People who want to do business. People who want to scam. People who are just going to watch. All sorts of people gather where people gather.

"But shouldn't we hurry?"

"The thousand-year-old fire carp is not something that can be caught that easily."

Mok Wigun answered Dan Bulseok's question. If it could be caught that easily, it wouldn't have been called a spiritual creature in the first place.

On top of that, the Folding Snow Valley where Seomun Daecheol was was also not an easy place. It wasn't easy to pass through there, so it couldn't be said that it was advantageous to arrive first.

"We will move through a deserted place, not the main road."

The reason for going through such a rough road was for training. Now that they were independent, the Light Wind Unit had to grow quickly. But things kept happening, so they couldn't focus on training.

"So we will train while we go. Everyone, be prepared."

From now on, they would face a completely different situation.

"A lot of blood will flow in the process of getting the thousand-year-old fire carp. And after getting the spiritual creature, a bigger fight will break out."

Mok Wigun looked at the Light Wind Unit members and said.

"You have to survive there without dying. So from now until you arrive at Mount Xiaohua. Think of yourselves as dead!"

"If it's training, it's fine even if it's hard."

The Light Wind Unit members said it was rather good. At those words, Mok Wigun smiled eerily.

"You like it even if it's hard? Is that really so?"

(End of Chapter)