There Is A Tiger In My House Too (2)

A month had passed since he began living as a guest.

So far, there had been no request for surveillance from the clan, and the entry and exit of clan members were free.

The unpretentious appearance of this place had opened up Yu Jinsan’s heart.

In front of him, his granddaughter constantly swung a stick with both hands.

“Ah! Ah!”

Yu Jinsan, holding his left hand behind him, also exchanged a couple of hits with his right hand.

The two long sticks clashed with a cheerful sound.

Papapak! Papapak!

“Slow down. Try to be more relaxed.”

The original training was much faster than this, with stronger swings and shouts. That should have been normal.

But if Yu Seol didn’t control her strength, he couldn’t handle it.

Pak! Pakaka!

“A little more slowly.”

Each exchange left his wrists tingling. His granddaughter was beginning to put power into her stick. Surprisingly, she had figured it out on her own.

Byak!

It was the sound of a stick being split in two.

Yu Jinsan looked at the broken stick and sighed.

‘This is going to be a long journey. She needs to quickly learn how to control her speed and strength.’

Oblivious to her grandpa’s predicament, Yu Seol cheered.

“Lost?”

“This child. Are you happy breaking your grandpa’s stick like this?”

“Hehehe.”

Yu Seol ran around the yard with her arms spread out, as if she were excited. After observing her for a moment, Yu Jinsan carefully took out the secret arts from his pocket.

He had an obligation to pass it down to the child before he died.

“Come here now; it’s time for you to learn our family’s spear technique.”

“No~”

Before he knew it, she was climbing the peach tree in the corner of the yard.

“You need to learn it to become a great person. Come here now.”

“Seol won’t.”

As expected, today was no different.

When she trained with other warriors, it was a game to her; she didn’t even pay attention to the martial arts. It was insane how she jumped around.

“It’s so fun!”

“No fun.”

Looking at her shake her head, it seemed like she really didn’t want to.

However, he couldn’t force her. There was no way for him to pass on the Windbreaker Spear if she really didn’t want to learn.

‘It’s a serious thing, and I will have to find a way to make Seol interested in it.’

This technique belonged to an ancestor who was called the Spear Ghost, and he was known to be the best warrior in their family.

There would be a line of warriors ready to risk their lives just to learn this skill.

Yet why was she refusing to learn such a skill? It was natural for Yu Jinsang to feel frustrated.

And he was thinking about the technique.

“Grandpa, have this.”

Yu Seol, hanging on the tree, pursed her lips and held out her hand. An uneaten peach was in her hand.

“This tree is not ours, so we cannot eat fruit from it without permission.”

“No! Mine.”

“Then you are a thief, and if you become a thief…”

Yu Jinsang didn’t finish because he felt the presence of people beyond the fence.

Not one or two. More than the clouds above.

As he approached and looked outside the fence, he was shocked.

“…?”

There was Baek Gyu, the Clan Leader.

Two blades hung from his waist, and his bald head sported a red bandana. Moreover, he didn’t have a shirt on and seemed to be in high spirits.

Dozens of disciples were following behind, all wearing the same clothes.

“Going to a battlefield?”

The warriors passing by had stopped.

Baek Gyu, who appeared to be leading them, looked over the fence and raised one hand.

“It’s no big deal, Hyung. We were on our way to check the news of the Killing Blood Clan attacking our men in Dongcheon. I’m going to kill all of them.”

Dongcheon was a market name under the Defeating Blade Clan’s territory. The battle for land had been intensifying lately, but it seemed things were getting worse now.

“Is it alright if I don’t help?”

“It seems like it’s just nobody, so don’t worry. And, Hyung…”

Baek Gyu stopped and looked at the kid who sat on the peach tree.

“…?”

“Are we strangers? If the child wants to eat peaches or anything else, let her eat. She’ll grow faster if she eats well, won’t she?”

He must have heard Yu Jinsan’s earlier conversation with his granddaughter. True to a master martial artist, his hearing was exceptional.

“Thank you for saying that. Then, be safe.”

“There’s nothing to worry about. I will buy some bamboo leaf alcohol on the way.”

“It’s fine. Alcohol is fine; no need to buy me anything specific.”

Baek Gyu looked at the man and his granddaughter and then laughed.

“Hahaha! What do you plan to do once Seol gets married? I’ll see you in the evening!”

“Yes.”

Yu Jinsan clasped his hands behind his back and silently watched them walk away.

They were a formidable force that could wipe out entire troops together.

‘As they say, if I die after Seol gets married, I will have no regrets.’

Yu Jinsan turned and entered the living quarters.

Sitting down for a moment to catch his breath, a small shadow followed him.

“Cultivating after martial arts practice is essential; the fatigue will vanish, and you will feel revitalized.”

Sitting cross-legged, the child mirrored his position across from him. After training, they always cultivate together.

He couldn’t help but admire his granddaughter’s serene beauty as she cultivated.

He wanted to praise her, but knew speaking during cultivation was not advisable, so he focused all his attention on his dantian.

“…”

In the deep silence, they both fell into a trance.

As he let go of everything and surrendered to the moment, his mind felt at peace.

“…”

The silence continued.

How long has it been? Suddenly, his granddaughter mumbled.

“Yaha…”

He couldn’t understand what she was saying, and he couldn’t ask her either.

Speaking during cultivation could be detrimental, as it might reverse the flow of qi and blood that was being carefully directed.

Yu Jinsan didn’t respond, and the child continued.

“Tiger hurting and crying.”

A tiger out of nowhere? She hadn’t even seen a tiger before.

As Yu Jinsan thought about it, he recalled something.

Hadn’t Baek Gyu called his wife a tiger in front of her?

‘…Could it be?’

He had an uneasy feeling.

Yu Seol, with her extraordinary senses, could detect the movement of birds flying hundreds of meters away.

There was no reason for a child to speak like this without a cause.

Yu Jinsan hurriedly finished his cultivation and stood up.

“The tiger lady is hurt?”

“Yes!”

Clearly, something was happening at the clan’s manor.

Unable to just leave it at that, he picked up his spear.

“Grandpa will go take a look, so wait here.”

Clack!

When he ran out, Yu Seol was left alone and sat quietly with her eyes closed.

After a while…

Clack!

…the door opened, and Grandpa appeared. In his left hand, he held a wrapping cloth.

He had changed his mind about going alone. If there was danger, leaving his granddaughter alone would be the worst choice.

“Hurry up and get on my back!”

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Seol dashed towards him.

In an instant, her tiny feet kicked off the ground, and she was on her grandfather’s back.

There was no time to hesitate. Yu Jinsan tied the child to the wrapping cloth as he ran.

Then he saw a long stick hanging from above his head like a fishing rod.

“Why did you bring that?”

“Seol’s toy.”

He wasn’t in the mood to worry about such things.

They were approaching the clan’s training ground, and the chaos intensified.

The sound of weapons clashing and continuous screams indicated an attack.

‘Are they attacking here?’

The attack came at the perfect time when Baek Gyu and the elite warriors were away. It was clear that Dongcheong was bait.

After a while, he arrived at the destination and couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

The scene that unfolded before their eyes was shocking.

“Why? Scared? Come here.”

Baek Gyu’s wife, with her scimitar, shouted with her back against a building.

Even with a sword stuck in her stomach, she seemed not to care, and a dozen bald warriors lined up to her left and right to assist her. Each of them wore a hard look on their faces as they held twin blades in their hands.

Around them were 50 people dressed in red clothes.

“Didn’t we say that you would have no problem if you just surrendered?”

“I would rather hang myself.”

A man, who appeared to be the leader of the warriors in red, tried to persuade Baek Gyu’s wife, but it wasn’t easy.

“There’s no need to endure this, right? According to the will of the Evil Way Alliance, the four clans in Ho County should unite.”

“Then all you have to do is kneel to the sect.”

“Are you saying you would give up your life just for pride?”

Baek Gyu’s wife clearly understood their intentions. They planned to take them all hostage and use that leverage to force her clan to join theirs.

Her expression was fierce, showing no sign of backing down.

“Shut up before I tear your mouth open with this.”

Watching from a distance, Yu Jin-san was impressed.

‘She is such a strong lady.’

It was at this moment that he understood why Baek Gyu couldn’t subdue his wife.

He had finished assessing the situation but couldn’t move so easily. This was because they weren’t a force that could be overturned just by joining.

Each warrior there was at least a second-class warrior, and the one leading them was surely a peak warrior with whom victory or defeat couldn’t be predicted.

But he couldn’t run away either.

‘What do I do now?’

It was a problem that could be solved if Baek Gyu and his elite warriors came back, but it seemed like a slim chance.

Even the lull was temporary. If the clan began to attack now, it was certain that they wouldn’t be able to endure it for a moment.

There seemed to be only one option.

Yu Jinsan regulated his breathing and asked softly.

“Child. What did Grandpa say would happen if we did something bad?”

“Hit!”

“Right, you guessed it. So, shall we play a game with Grandpa?”

“Yes! How?”

He whispered as he aimed the spear at the enemy.

“See those red ones there? From now on, whenever Grandpa runs, Seol will hit them on the head with the stick.”

“They are bad?”

“Yes, they’ve done a lot of bad things. So we have to hit them.”

Yu Seol twirled the stick in the air and asked.

“Really hit?”

Normally, she wasn’t trained to hit anyone with strength. But today was different.

“Grandpa is giving you permission. Now let’s go and have some fun.”

“Hehe.”