Exchange Martial Arts With Me (2)

Hyun Hee kept her promise and came every day without fail.

Yu Seol was a child born with qualities akin to her idol, the Sword Queen. Perhaps that was why she was teaching her with a spark of ambition.

But was it easy to teach a 2-year-old?

Even though the child was gifted, she was at an age where her understanding was limited. No matter how many times Hyun Hee repeated something, it seemed futile.

A month passed in this manner.

Finally, a significant change occurred in Yu Seol. As Hyun Hee continued to demonstrate, the child started learning through her body.

“D-dangerous!”

Like a coiled spring, Yu Seol kept bouncing up.

As if that wasn’t enough, she managed to change her stance mid-air. Eventually, she started waving her arms like a bird.

Naturally, she couldn’t fly.

Hyun Hee panicked, struggling to catch the child if she suddenly fell.

Thud!

She barely caught the child and screamed in joy.

“Kyak! You did amazing, Seol!”

Yu Seol smiled back at her, seeming to understand that she was being praised.

“Good? Hee~”

“You’re amazing. Our Seol will become famous later. Don’t forget Unnie, alright?”

Hyun Hee’s heart was already like that of a teacher raising the future best warriors of Murim.

The child was still clumsy, but as her skills improved, her movements in the air would become more fluid, and she would soon land steadily.

At that moment, Yu Jinsan approached from behind.

“Haha. You’re teaching a 2-year-old the famous footwork of the Wudang Sect. You’re so talented.”

Before she knew it, Hyun Hee was beaming with pride.

“I’m usually amazing once I start with something. But something seems odd.”

“What?”

“It’s somewhat different from the Wudang Sect. Would it be accurate to say her movement is like the wind…?”

Yu Jinsan immediately understood, as if he agreed.

“Isn’t it supposed to be like that? I thought you intended for her to know that.”

“No, Grandpa. What kind of talent would I need to alter martial arts?”

This meant that Yu Seol was changing in the process of learning.

And she couldn’t provide an answer on how to interpret this situation.

“A coincidence? There’s nothing bad about it. This means that I won’t have to hear about her stealing martial arts from Wudang.”

“Yes, probably so. What else should I teach her now?”

Yu Jinsan looked puzzled.

“Hmm. Isn’t the plan done, though? You don’t have to come over anymore.”

In return for teaching martial arts to his granddaughter, he taught her the Yu family palm technique, so there was no need for them to meet anymore.

But she looked regretful. It might have been because she had become attached to the child.

“Still… I want to say something more.”

“I have no more martial arts to exchange. I don’t think you want to learn any spear technique, and other than that, I can’t promise that our family arts are better than Wudang’s.”

“I don’t want anything in return. I want to come and see Seol sometimes. Just allow that, Grandfather.”

Yu Jinsan thought for a moment.

As she took care of the child, he had time to focus on his internal qi, which meant he was progressing at a faster pace in completing the transformation.

It was an offer with nothing to lose.

“Is that alright? You are the commander of bandits, so you must be busy.”

“It’s fine. Nothing special is happening these days.”

Yu Jinsan glanced over her shoulder and smiled.

“But the kids in the bandits don’t seem to think so.”

A feeling of someone’s presence grew stronger, and when Hyun Hee turned her head, two bandits wearing bamboo hats were running toward her.

As soon as they arrived, they bowed to Yu Jinsan.

“Greetings, Elder!”

After confirming that Yu Jinsan had nodded, they handed a bow to Hyun Hee.

“Commander, I think you need to come to the bandits’ place right now.”

“Why?”

“The Biho bandits have crossed into our land.”

They were another bandit troop that wasn’t too far from where the Black Mountain Blade was.

They were famous for being quite aggressive and cruel in their methods.

At that time, Hyun Hee’s innocent face turned cold.

“How many of them are there?”

“About 10, and the leader left with a couple of men first.”

Hyun Hee snorted at that.

“Ha, the more I hear about it, the more absurd it is getting. There is no need for all the bandits to go, so just guide me.”

“Yes, it isn’t too far from here.”

Yu Jinsan silently took the child and motioned for her to go.

“Grandpa, I will come back later.”

“See you again, Elder!”

Yu Jinsan, who was watching them leave, shook with excitement.

‘This is something I’m witnessing because of living a long life. A Wudang Sect’s disciple turned out like this.’

Hyun Hee was the most outstanding second-class disciple of Wudang and the strongest person among the bandits. Moreover, since the bandits were also following her and learning her sword technique, there was no reason for her or them to be pushed back in terms of fighting.

But whether they won or not, Yu Jinsan didn’t have anything to do with it. He held his granddaughter, placed her on the ground, and walked with her to the kitchen.

“Let’s go get food.”

“Seol ungy.”

Even if she didn’t know anything else, she understood the word ‘food’ like a hungry ghost.

“Our lunch today is nice. It’s a stew made of duck meat.”

“Meat?”

He couldn’t help but find it funny to see her blinking her eyes seriously.

“Oh my.”

“Hehe.”

The smile on her face at the mention of eating meat could no longer be pure. But it was impossible to just look at her.

‘This is a big deal. This little thing has already learned the taste of meat, so she will be craving more for it.’

At that time, Yu Seol stopped walking and pointed her finger at the sky.

“Grandpa, what’s that?”

Two sparrows were flying side by side under the clouds.

Looking at her expression, it seemed like she wanted to fly too.

“They are sparrows. If you have something like that to rely on, you can go farther in life. Just like us.”

This time, Yu Seol turned to the ground.

“Grapa, what’s this?”

“This is an earthworm. Don’t touch it, since it’s muddy.”

“Worm, ah. Ants’ friends.”

Yu Seol’s curiosity knew no bounds.

Answering her questions one by one might have been embarrassing for others, but it was fun for him. As time passed, teaching languages became more and more enjoyable. This was because she was so smart that she wouldn’t forget what had been taught to her.

Yu Jinsan entered the kitchen and looked at the furnace under the pot.

“The fire is out. I need to bring the flint now, so please wait here for a moment.”

“Uh!”

Yu Jinsan left, leaving his granddaughter alone in the kitchen.

“Where did I put the flint?”

He tilted his head and entered a small warehouse where the farm equipment and other items were stored. His purpose was to take out the spares.

After a while, he returned to the kitchen with the tools and looked around.

“Where is my granddaughter? Seol, ah!”

In that short time, she had vanished. He couldn’t even take his eyes off her for a moment.

In the past, he would have detected her presence, but after she had grown recently, it was becoming difficult to detect her presence.

“…”

Now that things were like this, he had no choice but to use his last resort. Yu Jinsan shouted as he dipped the ladle into the porridge.

“If you don’t come out, Grandpa will eat all the meat alone!”

It was then, as if she had been waiting, a familiar voice came from somewhere.

“Seol is a sparrow.”

On the kitchen ceiling, Yu Jinsan was shocked to see her hanging there like a bat.

“Ah! You shocked me! You shouldn’t startle your grandpa like this. Come down quickly!”

Yu Seol spread her arms and jumped down as if she were having fun. Although she wasn’t being careful, it was as if she knew she wouldn’t get hurt if she fell.

“Hehe~”

When he saw her bright face, he couldn’t bear to scold her. Above all, it was the rule of the family head of the Yu family never to make trouble during dinner.

“Let’s fill our stomachs first.”

He squatted in front of the furnace and rubbed the flint, which made the flame flicker.

Chit!

He tried it several times, but it didn’t catch on fire easily. It was because it had rained yesterday, making the land damp.

In the meantime, Yu Seol reacted as if she found it fun to see the flame rise.

“Seol wants try, too.”

It probably wouldn’t be of any use, but wouldn’t it be worth having fun? Yu Jinsan handed over the flint before the child got upset.

She managed to mimic his actions after watching her grandfather do it a couple of times.

But what could a child do that even Yu Jinsan couldn’t? She couldn’t make the flame flicker.

When things didn’t go as planned, Yu Seol’s eyes gradually gained determination, and she grumbled.

“It isn’t as easy as you thought, right? Give it here.”

“No!”

The will to make a flame was burning in her eyes.

‘This is it. So stubborn, just like her father.’

Yu Seol was the child of his deceased youngest son. The image of his granddaughter overlapped with that of his son, making Yu Jinsan feel sad.

He was lost in thought for a moment when suddenly…

Wheik.

The flame burned violently and came close to the flint.

Yu Jinsan was so startled that he almost fell back.

“…Samadhi True Flame? How did you do that?”

Samadhi True Flame was a skill of creating flames with internal qi, a technique that could only be done when the body had enormous internal qi.

By the standards of warriors who had reached the Grandmaster stage, it wasn’t even in the category of basic martial arts. But what was shocking was that his granddaughter did it on her own without learning from anyone else.

“Ood?”

It was so shocking that he couldn’t even believe it, despite seeing it with his own two eyes. So he patted her on the head and praised her.

‘This means that the heavens bestowed the greatest talent onto our family.’

But first, he decided to fill their stomachs and then think about the current situation.

A little while later, the flame was lit, and the pre-boiled soup turned warm.

The two sat across from each other in the narrow kitchen and prepared to eat the porridge in earnest.

“The porridge is the best. It tastes good.”

As soon as she scooped the soup, Yu Seol opened her mouth. The soup was hot, but it didn’t burn her tongue. Wasn’t her body completely reformed?

However, in the eyes of Yu Jinsan, she was still his delicate granddaughter.

When he blew on the soup a couple of times and then put it into her mouth, her cheeks swelled up.

“Dasdy! Azing!”

Yu Jinsan picked up the meat again.

“Haha. It isn’t azing but amazing, child. Now try eating the meat too.“

He looked at his granddaughter, who was eating heartily. And the two sat facing each other for a long time and enjoyed the meal alone. It was after the food was done that, suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from outside.

“E-Elder!”

Judging by his voice, he seemed to be one of the bandits. He couldn’t tell what was happening, but he realized it was urgent.

“Enter.”

He looked at the kitchen as the person came in. It was the one who left with Hyun Hee a little while ago.

“P-please help us, Elder.”

For some reason, his voice was filled with fear. And he couldn’t understand why.

“Did those Biho bandits do this? I am not interested in fighting the bandits.”

“No. Those bastards ran away.”

The bandits had run away. Did new bandits come? He didn’t understand it, but he didn’t like this either. It seemed like something terrible was happening on the mountain.

“From whom?”

“The Wudang sect’s Taoists…. They are moving through the mountains, slaughtering whoever they can.”