The Genius Grandson of the Namgung Family Chapter 47

The Genius Grandson of the Namgung Family

Chapter 47

The next day.

Ha Hyeon, Namgung Hwan, and So-hwa were walking around Beijing city.

“Hyeon… Ha Hyeon!”

“Oh, yes sister.”

“What are you thinking about so deeply? I said let’s go over there.”

“Ah, sorry.”

But Ha Hyeon was so lost in thought that he could barely hear what So-hwa was saying.

‘He told me to come to the central training ground this evening.’

Ha Hyeon was very much looking forward to this evening.

If you were to choose the greatest swordsman in the orthodox martial arts world today, everyone would undoubtedly name Sword Saint Namgung Mu-ryong.

And for staff techniques, it would naturally be the Drunken Moon Elite.

Until now, Ha Hyeon had never met any martial artist of his grandfather’s level except for Chwiwol Geolgae.

His heart was pounding with excitement at the thought of meeting and talking with another one.

“Sigh… He’s not listening to me again. Ha Hyeon, is something wrong?”

So-hwa asked worriedly.

She was concerned because Ha Hyeon, who was usually never absent-minded, was acting this way.

“No. I keep losing focus. Sorry, sister.”

“No, are you sure nothing’s wrong?”

Ha Hyeon smiled and nodded.

Though So-hwa usually had a boisterous personality and often acted more like a younger sibling, there were times like this when she properly played the role of an older sister.

“Sister, I’ll just head back to the Paeng family residence. I feel bad for making you worry.”

“Hmm…”

“Sorry, sister.”

“Okay, fine.”

So-hwa nodded after thinking for a moment.

Believing that if there was a problem, he would have told her first.

“Then have fun with brother Hwan.”

“Alright. Hyeon, take this.”

Ha Hyeon looked at what So-hwa pressed into his hand. It was several coins.

“Why the money?”

“There are lots of vendors on the way back. Buy something to eat on your way. You don’t have any money, right?”

“Thanks, sister.”

Despite their daily bickering, So-hwa was always the one looking after Ha Hyeon.

“Then I’m going. See you at the Paeng residence later!”

“Sure!”

After waving to So-hwa several more times, Ha Hyeon disappeared into the crowd.

“Brother, Hyeon will be fine, right?”

“Of course. Why should we worry about Hyeon? We should focus on enjoying ourselves.”

“Hmm… no, it’s just that while he usually acts so smart, sometimes he can be quite dense at crucial moments.”

“Really? Well, what could go wrong?”

“I guess you’re right?”

So-hwa looked back several times in the direction Ha Hyeon had disappeared.

“Ah, whatever. It’s not like he’ll get lost or anything. Brother, let’s go!”

Namgung So-hwa shook off her uneasy feelings.

Since this was her first time in Beijing too, she decided to enjoy the moment.

Meanwhile, Ha Hyeon, who was returning to the Paeng residence, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

“Should I buy some rice balls?”

Ha Hyeon thought of Namgung Min, who was the only one of the four siblings remaining at the Paeng residence.

Despite looking like someone who would never eat snacks, Namgung Min surprisingly liked sweet treats.

Though he never openly sought them out, Ha Hyeon smiled remembering how he had practically inhaled rice balls at the market when they passed through Jinan recently.

“I think there was a rice ball shop on the way back.”

Ha Hyeon recalled the path he had noticed on his way to the Paeng residence.

Since he could memorize any path he had taken even once, there was no worry about getting lost.

As Ha Hyeon was approaching the rice ball shop, he saw a child with an unusual appearance.

‘A beggar?’

The child appeared to be around Ha Hyeon’s age, but judging by their shabby clothes and unkempt appearance, they could be called a beggar.

He checked their waist wondering if they belonged to the Beggar Sect, but there was no knot at their waist.

‘Either they’re not from the Beggar Sect, or they’re a White-Robed Beggar?’

But he thought the possibility of them being a White-Robed Beggar was low.

According to what he heard from Chwiwol Geolgae, before being recognized as a First Knot disciple, beginners performing White-Robed Beggar activities are never allowed to act independently.

‘No. Looking carefully, this child is not a beggar.’

Ha Hyeon concluded they weren’t a beggar.

The decisive reason the child wasn’t a beggar was that despite lingering around the rice ball shop, presumably hungry, they didn’t beg from anyone.

They just kept staring intently at the rice balls while swallowing their saliva.

For some reason, Ha Hyeon recalled his own appearance in Gosi province when he first fled from the Shin family.

Though he had money then, he must have looked just like that.

Not a beggar, but looking like one.

If Chwiwol Geolgae… no, if Ma Yun-cheol hadn’t picked a fight with him then, Ha Hyeon might not have even made it to the Namgung family.

‘Come to think of it, I wonder what Ma Yun-cheol is doing now?’

Two years ago, when they parted, he had shouted at the top of his lungs that he would defeat Ha Hyeon, so he must be training hard.

After briefly reminiscing about the past, Ha Hyeon entered the shop and spent all his money buying rice balls.

When he came out of the rice ball shop, that child was still in the same place.

Ha Hyeon approached the child and offered a box of rice balls.

“Hey, would you like these?”

“Me?”

The child was startled by Ha Hyeon’s sudden approach.

They seemed slightly taller than Ha Hyeon, but their voice was still high, suggesting they hadn’t hit puberty yet.

“Yes, you.”

“Why me?”

“Because you want to eat them.”

The child’s brow furrowed.

“You must be seriously misunderstanding something…”

“No, I don’t think I am?”

“What do you think I’m going to say?”

“That you’re wondering if I think you’re a beggar?”

“That’s ri… what?”

Ha Hyeon grinned.

It was an incredibly warm smile.

“Right? No matter how I look at you, you’re not a beggar. I know because I’m friends with the king of beggars – a grandfather.”

“King of beggars grandfather?”

“There is such a person.”

While Ha Hyeon was chuckling to himself, the child looked at him incredulously and asked.

“Then, if I’m not a beggar, why are you trying to give me food?”

“I told you earlier. Because you looked like you wanted to eat. You don’t want them? Then I’ll just go.”

When Ha Hyeon made a motion as if to put the box back in his chest, the child hurriedly accepted it.

“No! I’ll eat them.”

“Haha. Good decision.”

The child must have been very hungry, as they immediately took out a rice ball and swallowed it as soon as they received the box from Ha Hyeon.

“Wow. Delicious. As expected, this shop’s rice balls are the best.”

“Have you been here before?”

“Of course, I’ve been in this neighborhood for several years…”

The child stopped mid-sentence, looked around nervously, and suddenly hid in the alley behind them.

Ha Hyeon followed them in confusion.

“Why? Why are you doing this?”

“Shh. I can’t be discovered.”

“Are you being chased by someone?”

“Well… strictly speaking, you could say that. I can’t do anything that draws attention.”

Ha Hyeon’s face became quite serious.

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