I quickly put on my shirt and ran outside.
Master! Please help !
The scream was coming from the direction of Baek Muheuns room. The voice sounded sowhat familiar, like I had heard it only recently.
Did sothing happen this late at night?
Sothing big must have happened for one of the villagers to co running to my dad at a ti when most people would be asleep.
When I arrived in front of Dads room, I saw a young boy kneeling in front of him, crying.
Hmm? This kid is
I rember now, his na is Jang Yi. He is the second son of the cloth rchant, and the leader of the sniveling brats in our academy. Just this morning, he was the one who ca to and begged to teach him martial arts.
Suddenly, I recalled what Dad said to before I returned to my room.
Earlier, Mr Jang, the owner of the cloth shop, ca to visit. His second son, a disciple at our academy, went ho exhausted from doing squats.
No way Did the kid co here in the middle of the night to complain to my dad about ?
You cunning little brat
Just as I was about to hurl insults at him, the sniveling brat sniffled and yelled, Please, save my Hyung-nim!
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Master Baek, please save my son!
Now that I look closely, I noticed that there was another person behind the sniveling brat. It was the cloth rchant, and he was carrying a boy drenched in blood.
What happened?
Dad felt the injured boys pulse, then suddenly stiffened. He asked the cloth rchant to lay the boy down for a more thorough check.
In order to find a cure for my and my mothers illness, Dad had traveled all over the world and sought out countless physicians and rare herbs. As a result, he gained a lot of dical knowledge and beca even better at first aid than a normal physician. Thus, whenever the villagers got injured, they would go to Dad first.
I quietly walked to Dads side and observed the boy.
He was wounded by martial arts.
The person who injured the kid was clumsy, but he definitely knew so kind of martial arts.
Ugh
When Dad touched certain parts of his body, the boy groaned and squird in pain.
At this sight, the injured kids brother started sobbing and sniffling again, while an anxious look appeared on their dads face. The injured boy was the eldest son of the Jang family, and he was five years older than the sniveling brat I taught.
Please save my son! the cloth rchant cried.
When he had finished checking up on the boys condition, Dad heaved a sigh of relief and poked the boys pressure points, putting him to sleep. He then said, The boy has a few broken bones, but his insides are fine. His life is not in danger. We will give him so ergency first aid, so would it be fine for you to leave him here with us tonight? I will take him to the physician first thing tomorrow.
Of course, Im fine with it! Thank you so much! The cloth rchant Mr Jang bowed his head repeatedly in gratitude.
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On the other hand, his son Jang Yi grabbed onto Dads clothes and looked at us anxiously, asking, Master, my Hyung-nim wont die, right? Hell really be okay soon?
Dont worry, hell be fine after resting for a few days.
Dad gave Jang Yi a hug and patted his head. The little guy sobbed in his arms for a while, but eventually cried himself to sleep.
Dad passed the snoring, snob-covered brat to , then whispered to Mr Jang in a cold, icy voice, Who did this to the child?
My hair stood on end and a shiver ran down my spine. For the first ti, I sensed killing intent from Dad.
I kind of expected this, but
Although Dad always claid to be a normal warrior, Ive never believed him.
Er, t-that Mr Jang stumbled over his words, as if he was worried that his answer would cause problems.
Dad reassured him, saying, Dont worry, Im just asking because Im welcos you.
The boy got hurt while playing with his friends
This might sound strange coming from , but among the students Ive taught, Jang Il is one of the strongest in his age group. Moreover, his woundswerent caused by any martial arts I taught the children.
About that Mr Jang hesitated.
Its all because of those guys at the Jin Academy! shouted the brat in my arms, suddenly waking up. He continued, They picked a fight with Hyung-nim first! They said that the martial arts of the Baek Academy were trash, and looked down on us!
The Jin Academy?
The Jin Academy is a new martial arts school that was set up in the neighboring village a few months ago. Ive heard rumors that its actually run by a branch family mber of the Namgoong Clan
The rumors must be a lie. Theres no way a branch family mber belonging to one of the Five Great Clans would co all the way to a remote village and start up a martial arts school.
Dad had never expressed any interest in the Jin Academy before. After all, our Baek Academy has already been here for more than twenty years and weve already established ourselves as a good school.
However, his indifference to the Jin Academys existence ends today. Those guys have crossed the line.
Hey, did they really insult our martial arts like that?
Jang Yi nodded furiously, terrified by Dads cold expression.
Yes! They said that the Baek Academys martial arts is weak, and that theirs is much stronger!
Did they gang up on Jang Il?
Why arent you reading this at ?
No It was just one person Jang Yi mumbled for a bit, then suddenly exclaid, But it was still an unfair fight, because Yang Sam has learned our martial arts before!
So, it was Yang Sam who hurt Jang Il.
Although Dad was poor, he always stood by his belief that martial arts should not be taught to those with cruel hearts. Yang Sam was one of those people. He had once been a kind child, but as he grew older, he turned violent and bad-tempered, resulting in his expulsion from Baek Academy.
Recently though, it seems that Yang Sam has joined the Jin Academy, and is learning martial arts.
That thug picked a fight with my Hyung-nim! Hyung-nim didnt want to fight back, but then that bastard insulted Master, , and even my parents
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Oh boy. Not even a saint would be able to endure an insult to their parents.
However, the way I hear it, that boy nad Yang Sam seems to bear hatred toward the Baek Academy and its disciples for his expulsion.
Still, there was one thing I absolutely needed to confirm.
Did Yang Sam do this to Jang Il by himself?
As I stood next to Dad and observed the boy, I noticed sothing odd about his wounds.
*Yang Sam used a killing technique on Jang Il. *1
If Yang Sam had used just a little bit more force, Jang Il would have beco crippled for the rest of his life. The technique he used isnt sothing that should be taught in a village martial arts school.
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Hmm Dad frowned deeply. He might have co to the sa conclusion as .
Its just a kids fight. As long as my son is okay, Im satisfied, added Mr Jang, not wanting to blow things up.
Hmph, what a simple-minded country bumpkin. His own son was beaten to a pulp, and hes worrying about whether a couple of murim warriors will get into a fight.
Dad mulled things over for a while, then ca to a decision. He said, I will et with the Director of the Jin Academy tomorrow morning to discuss what happened today. We must make sure that sothing like this does not happen again.
If you do that, tensions will start to escalate
Dad smiled at Mr Jang and replied reassuringly, Dont worry, Im just going to give him a warning.
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Ah, of course. I trust that Master Baek wont let things go out of hand
Its getting late. You should go ho and rest. Ill take care of Jang Il tonight.
Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! exclaid Mr Jang, bowing his head repeatedly.
The sniveling brat Jang Yi mumbled sothing about taking revenge for his brother, but Mr Jang grabbed him by the ear and dragged him off.
On behalf of Dad, I escorted the two to the door. However, my mind was elsewhere.
The Jin Academy disciple used a killing technique. **Will everything really end with just a warning?
Dad said that he would solve the issue peacefully, but I had a feeling that things would not work out the way he imagined.
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