episode_0196

Originally, to her, there were only two types of men.

Oppa, and the rest.

It felt that way to me.

‘Everyone just burdens me, and you’re the only one who plays with me.’

My younger self thought so.

The adults of the Mo Yong family saw his talent and gradually increased the intensity of his training.

The other disciples only watched him with restraint or fearful eyes.

Only her older brother played with her, took her to the market when she was having a hard time, and went up to the mountains to see flowers, investing a lot of time in her.

So when her brother was kicked out of the Murong clan, she was able to leave the Murong clan without any regrets.

Anyway, the meaning of Mo Yong-se to her was a place where she could be with her brother, nothing more, nothing less.

A day after her brother was kicked out, she realized that her brother had been kicked out and ran away from Mo Yong Se Ga.

My brother left without even saying a word to me.

Now that I think about it, maybe my brother knew.

If he said he was leaving, his younger sister, Mo Yong-yeon, would follow him.

So that’s why he disappeared alone without saying anything.

For him, who was still young, the world of martial arts was full of adversity.

The world of martial arts was a world of survival of the fittest, but martial arts skills were not the only source of strength.

Money, knowledge, and sometimes the strength of one’s connections surpassed the strength of one’s martial arts.

It was while he was starving and wandering the market that he met his teacher.

He was an impressive old man with white hair that seemed to indicate his age.

At first, I had no intention of becoming anyone’s disciple.

I just wanted to find my brother who was kicked out as soon as possible.

But then a word from the teacher stopped my steps.

“If you keep going like that now, it will only be a burden.”

“My brother doesn’t think of me as a burden.”

“Yeah, your brother probably won’t think that way. But in reality, you’ll be a burden.”

“…”

At that time, the teacher said something a bit mischievous.

I knew why.

Because the world of martial arts wasn’t easy for someone like me who knew nothing except martial arts to survive.

He must have deliberately stimulated himself more for his own sake.

I was a little resentful at the time, but I understand now.

Even though my brother married a concubine of the Sacheondang family while I was learning martial arts.

If I think about it, it was from that time.

The man became distant from his own world.

Then the teacher passed away.

The teacher had a will.

‘Carry on the tradition of martial arts and the art of killing spirits.’

Because of that one word, he traveled all over the martial arts world to save his disciples.

However, it was not easy to find a disciple who met the conditions.

A person whose internal and external skills have reached a level above first-class, but who can give up all other martial arts except for the Youngsal Sword Technique.

It was a condition that might seem simple at first glance, but it wasn’t.

If your internal and external skills are top-notch, it means that you have at least learned martial arts properly and have some talent.

There was no way that a person like that could give up the martial arts he had been learning for years to learn the unknown martial art called Yeongsalgeom.

I went around to several cities like that, but they were all in vain.

And finally, what he arrived at was a city close to the cave where he often trained with his master.

I didn’t have high expectations since I’ve been there several times before.

However, we ended up meeting each other.

With his own disciples.

He was a disciple who perfectly fit the criteria, so he was brought in almost as a threat, but the disciple carried out his training without complaint.

‘At that time, I really tried to raise him as my disciple because it was the teacher’s will, but now-‘

To be honest, I’ve been completely immersed in the fun of raising disciples lately.

He grows as I tell him to, and sometimes shows me something special.

I think I now know why the elders were anxious to teach me martial arts when I was young.

Besides, the disciple was quick-witted.

Even just today, he noticed his condition and took care of the three people of the Mo Yong family instead.

If she hadn’t stepped forward first, she would have thoughtlessly committed another accident and put her brother in more trouble.

“Master?”

“Huh? Ah…”

For a moment, I found myself lost in thought.

I wasn’t drunk.

Because he was already practicing martial arts and was not drunk, he was drunk.

However, I was able to get into the mood even without getting drunk.

As I was talking with my disciple and reminiscing about the past, I found myself getting sucked into it.

“What were you talking about?”

“My brother and I look alike…”

“Ah… um, it looks a little similar.”

I actually felt that way.

But their talents in martial arts were completely different.

He was big like his brother, kind, and quick-witted.

“Is that so?”

The disciple smiled and drank his wine, wondering what was so pleasing about those words.

That sight made me feel a little proud.

People would probably be offended if they heard that they looked like their older brother.

His disciple accepted it with a strange smile.

On the one hand, I was curious about the reason.

“Are you happy to hear that you look like your brother?”

“Of course, doesn’t the teacher like you?”

“Yeah… yeah?”

I answered absentmindedly, but it felt like a strange answer.

When she said that she liked her brother and was happy to hear that he looked like her, it sounded like she wanted to receive her affection or heart.

I may be overthinking the meaning.

However, they say that people’s true feelings come out when they’re drunk, so I couldn’t ignore that.

“…You can’t tease your teacher.”

“Huh? I wasn’t kidding you.”

“…”

This was the first time in my life that something like this had happened, so I didn’t know what to say in response.

‘Does he like me?’

It’s not like there weren’t any men who approached her with interest.

But this time things were different.

All the people who had previously shown interest in her were now out of her sight.

But his disciple, Seonghan, was different.

He clearly had feelings for her too.

Rather than romantic feelings, I feel proud of him as my disciple.

In order to maintain this relationship, I decided to draw a line at this truth.

Although I am afraid that my disciple will be hurt.

It was something that had to be done.

“Disciple. Iㅡ”

“Yeon-ah.”

When his disciple called him that, his head went blank for a moment.

The sound of someone calling her like an older brother made her heart beat faster, even though she was still sober from the alcohol.

His eyes grew wide, and his eyes filled with the image of his disciple.

The disciple was watching this person’s reaction with a smiling expression.

“What do you think, do we look alike?”

They look alike.

The voice was different, but the unique way of speaking and the affectionate feeling in his words were the same.

Plus, that playful expression was a bit similar.

It really seemed like he overlapped with his older brother.

“Stop playing around…”

I told him to stop, but the disciple found his reaction funny and called my name out loud.

“Yeon-ah.”

He cheekily called her name again and this time he approached her slowly.

And then he reached out his thick hand to his head.

“Ah…”

He just stared blankly with his mouth open like an idiot as the hand came towards him.

If you want to stop, just grab it or kick it away.

The hand reached out to his head.

A large hand ruffled her hair as if she were a child.

It was the touch my older brother gave me when I was very young.

I wonder if I’m getting a little drunk.

The ball seemed to be getting hot.

“You’re cheeky.”

“Why, can you touch your younger brother’s hair a little?”

The hand did not stop even at his own screams.

The disciple who always followed his words obediently, but today was a little different.

‘Are you drunk…?’

That might be the case.

Just as alcohol enhances the effects of poison, poison also helps alcohol spread through the body.

Since they only brought high-proof liquors like bamboo leaf tea and high-alcohol liquor, the disciple might have gotten drunk.

If soㅡ

‘A little bit…’

I made him drink alcohol.

It was also something that a teacher should not do to coldly slap away the hand of a drunken disciple.

“…Just for today. Everything that happened today will be erased after today passes.”

“Okay, Yeon-ah.”

“…really…”

So he quietly lowered his head.

I felt a little more at ease with the gentle caressing of my hands.

I never thought that I would feel my brother’s touch, which I thought I would never feel again, on my disciple.

I thought they looked similar, but it seemed even more similar.

Swish swish.

His disciple, Seonghan, stroked his head for a long time.

Somehow, I had a feeling that if someone saw me like this right now, it would look really strange.

A man and a woman who had been very drunk were just stroking each other’s heads in the same room.

And then the hand stopped.

“Ah…”

It was a pity.

Even though I had my head stroked for so long, I still felt like it wasn’t enough.

The hand slowly approached again, this time slowly caressing her face.

“No matter what, this is…”

When I looked up at Seonghan, his eyes had changed a little.

“Ah…”

I could tell that because I had encountered many spirits.

Those were the eyes of a predator.

“This… annoying… discipleㅡ”

I felt something from the hand stroking my face and tried to stop it, but my hand wouldn’t move properly.

Why does Seonghan seem to think of his older brother at times like this?

“Just for today. I’ll erase everything that happened today.”

“…”

It was the same thing he had said earlier.

When the disciple said that, I couldn’t easily refuse.

Maybe he was raising a tiger cub.

“…I know I’ll increase my training volume starting tomorrow.”