Volume 3 Chapter 1 – Fourth Young Master

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Translated by Rain

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The boy showed clear signs of nervousness.

With fair skin, large and gentle eyes, and a healthy, cute face, the boy was Yeon Bi, the Fourth Young Master of the Luoyang Sword Family.

“Eldest Brother will be here soon.”

He stomped his feet.

The faces of the surrounding maids watching the cute boy were filled with smiles.

“Preparation! Everything is prepared, right?”

His head maid bent her knees to meet his eyes and smiled.

“Yes, of course.”

The head maid, who looked to be in her early thirties and possessed a soft beauty, wore an expression as if she wanted to squeeze him because he was so adorable.

“Six types of the highest quality famous teas from different regions, various snacks procured from the Tea Fragrance Gang, and fresh fruits…”

The Fourth Young Master clapped his hands and interrupted her.

“Exclude common fruits. Freshly harvested fruits are probably common in Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment.”

“Yes. You do not have to worry. We prepared only rare fruits from the South. And…”

After listening for a while, the boy clapped his hands again.

“Come to think of it, what if Brother’s legs hurt from walking? Brother has no internal energy. A palanquin! Is the palanquin ready?”

“Of course.”

As the head maid pointed to one side, the maids stepped aside, revealing the palanquin bearers and the palanquin.

“It is a palanquin made of the finest materials by the best artisan.”

Nodding, the boy examined the palanquin and clapped his hands again.

“Ah! What if Eldest Brother finds external stares burdensome? There are many people who point fingers at Eldest Brother. Instead of this type of palanquin, is there no palanquin with walls and a ceiling?”

Indeed, when it reached that point, the head maid could not help but sigh.

“We did not prepare such a palanquin, but if the warriors guard him strictly, no one will dare to even look at the Eldest Young Master.”

“What if Eldest Brother dislikes those warriors…?!”

Then the head maid grabbed his shoulders.

“Now, calm down and take deep breaths. Follow me. One, two. One, two.”

The boy followed the maid and took deep breaths diligently.

“Master also knows the Eldest Young Master, do you not? He is by no means a picky person. In fact, he will feel burdened if you prepare too much.”

Thanks to the Fourth Young Master, who loved his eldest brother, the head maid had built a near-expert level of knowledge about the Eldest Young Master, whom she did not even serve.

“Right. The head maid is correct. I think I got too excited.”

He hugged the head maid tightly.

The head maid laughed, “Hoho,” and hugged the Fourth Young Master back.

“Whoa! I envy the head maid!”

“Hug me too!”

Then the surrounding maids rushed over in a crowd and hugged him all together.

Since it was a familiar sight in the Fourth Young Master’s camp, the surrounding guards did not pay it any mind.

“By the way, those people are still doing that.”

Said the Fourth Young Master, who was barely able to come down to the ground.

At the end of his gaze, a group of young scholars were engaged in a debate that resembled hand-to-hand combat, spitting as they spoke.

No, some were actually engaged in physical brawls.

That, too, was a common sight, if common could describe it.

“Because they are very serious people.”

The head maid adjusted the Fourth Young Master’s disheveled clothes and continued.

“They are only working hard at their duties as well, so please do not dislike them too much.”

The Fourth Young Master snorted.

“I do not hate them. I just think of them as greenhorns. In the end, it is just desk-bound scholars who do not even know real reality comparing their heights like acorns.”

In his eyes, there was a profound depth that did not suit his age at all.

“Even if they boast about being strategists or advisors, they are ultimately nothing but ordinary people.”

Since his closest aides were faithful to their respective duties, they could not be here.

Instead, they had brought at least the young working-level staff who formed the backbone of this project.

He felt inward regret about that.

“My closest aides need to meet Eldest Brother…”

The head maid gently admonished him.

“Master.”

The master she served was a person who possessed both the face of an innocent child and the head of an extraordinary genius.

“They already know how great the Eldest Young Master is, do they not?”

How many times had she herself been surprised while studying the Eldest Young Master, who was looked down upon as swordless?

“I am telling you, just knowing is different from seeing him in person.”

The boy sighed softly.

His gaze moved toward the crowd that was still debating fiercely.

“And those fellows do not know a single thing properly about Eldest Brother.”

He clicked his tongue and said to the head maid.

“Head maid. In the end, shall I tell you first what those fellows are going to say to me?”

“Yes, please tell me.”

The head maid knelt down and brought her ear close to his mouth.

And after a short while, the young scholars who had finished their discussion approached and said,

“We did not understand the reason why the Eldest Young Master is necessary for this project.”

When they said that, the head maid burst out laughing without realizing it.

She apologized lightly under the gazes focused on her and stepped back.

The scholar, who let out a few dry coughs, continued with difficulty.

“The biggest problem is, indeed, how the Grand Patriarch or the Supreme Executive Council will react to the Eldest Young Master, who is in seclusion, conducting public activities…”

The boy clapped his hands once.

“That is none of your business in your position.”

“We apologize.”

At the cold response, the scholar quickly moved on to the next point.

“Speaking only within the business plan, there is certainly room to understand some details. However, looking at the whole picture:”

The Fourth Young Master clapped his hands again, cutting off his words.

“In the end, you want to say that Eldest Brother takes too much share just by participating as an advisor, right?”

Then, the scholar, whose words had been taken away, nodded his head.

“Yes. That is correct. You are precise. Of course, we do not think that our Lord made a decision biased by emotion.”

They were already accustomed to this boy’s wisdom and outstanding intelligence.

“It is just that, approaching strictly from a business perspective, the Eldest Young Master is not making a direct financial investment. Despite that, taking such a large share would, when other investors think about it…”

Again, the sound of the boy clapping his hands resounded.

“I understand your arguments.”

As the boy crossed his arms and stepped in front of them, everyone assumed a posture of listening closely to the boy’s words.

“From now on, I will tell you the details that you are missing.”

It was one aspect that showed how huge of a presence this boy called the Fourth Young Master was among them.

“First of all, Eldest Brother…”

At that moment, a maid waiting on the outskirts shouted loudly.

“The Eldest Young Master of the Main Family has arrived!”

The boy turned around just like that and ran.

“Eldest Brother!”

His eyes were shining brightly.

* * *

“Who is this!”

Yeon So-hyeon lifted up his cute younger brother, who was running toward him, in one swoop.

And then he spun him around.

“Ahaha! Please stop, Eldest Brother! I am no longer a kid!”

The Fourth Young Master said so, yet he was overjoyed and did not know what to do.

“Haha, is that so? Then I must treat you like a fully grown adult now!”

Yeon So-hyeon began throwing the Fourth Young Master high and catching him.

“Brother! So this is what adult treatment is! It is a new world! It is fun!”

“Isn’t it?”

The Fourth Young Master shrieked every time he floated in the air.

The maids watched them with warm smiles.

The two brothers shared such a warm reunion.

‘This fellow…’

From Yeon So-hyeon’s perspective, it was a warm-blooded sibling he had not met in a very, very long time.

* * *

“And so, and so, Eldest Brother. I finally read all of the True Scripture of Acupoints authored by you!”

“I see. But why did you read medical books of all things?”

“Because I want to become like Eldest Brother too!”

Settling inside the tent, they enjoyed tea and refreshments while sharing trivial stories.

“And I was also praised by Grandfather Medicine King, who visited this time! He said it would be enough for me to open a clinic immediately!”

“Haha, is that so? If you open a clinic, how about doing it together with this Eldest Brother?”

“Oh, it is an honor. If I am with Eldest Brother, the best physician on earth, it will become the best clinic in the Central Plains! Come to think of it, how about Grandfather Medicine King joins us too?!”

“Haha, such an old man is useless.”

Yeon So-hyeon continuously stroked his cute younger brother’s head.

The boy, who stuck close to his side, mindlessly rambled about the stories that had piled up without end.

Seeing Yeon So-hyeon continue to respond to his stories, the head maid finally had to step forward with a dry cough.

“Ahem. Eldest Young Master, and Master. They say the preparations to explain the business plan are complete.”

At that, Yeon So-hyeon nodded.

“Good, good. Then how about we do the rest of our talking after the work is finished?”

“Oh! Can we do that?”

“Yes. Let us have dinner together at Pavilion of Perfect Enlightenment today.”

“Wow!”

The Fourth Young Master sprang up, spread his hands, and danced joyfully.

Yeon So-hyeon clapped his hands and enjoyed that cute appearance.

After showing off like that in front of his eldest brother for a while, the Fourth Young Master said to the head maid:

“You heard, right? All schedules after this work today are canceled.”

Even though she sighed inwardly at the enormously piled-up schedules, she could not help but smile in front of him.

“Of course.”

She stepped back and greeted Yeon So-hyeon’s head maid, who had come along with him, in a low voice.

“Since it has turned out like this, I will be troubling you today. Please look after us.”

“No, what do you mean trouble? Are we not all family of the Sword Family?”

At the dazzling beauty of the Eldest Young Master’s head maid who smiled gently, the Fourth Young Master’s head maid could not help but admire inwardly.

“Then, how about we talk about the details a bit? First, the number of visitors…”

The two of them began to coordinate the plans together, not taking their eyes off the masters they served.

“Now, then!”

The Fourth Young Master clapped his hands.

“Let us begin!”

At that, the gathering fell silent in an instant.

One of the Fourth Young Master’s young scholars, who took the role of MC, stood on the temporary podium and bowed toward the gathering.

Receiving applause, he cleared his throat with a few dry coughs and opened his mouth.

“Now, first. Expressing our gratitude to the Eldest Young Master of our Luoyang Sword Family for attending this meeting today, we will begin this business presentation.”

Applause poured from around toward Yeon So-hyeon.

Yeon So-hyeon, who sat leaning back comfortably, responded by raising his hand.

At that, the sound of applause grew louder for an instant and then naturally began to decrease.

At the relaxed appearance of Yeon So-hyeon, several scholars in the gathering whispered.

“The Eldest Young Master seems different from what I heard after all. Is a rumor just a rumor in the end?”

“Did you feel that way too? Hmm. It is still hard to express precisely, but just the composure he shows in front of a crowd is enough to forget the rumors we have heard so far.”

The Fourth Young Master’s maids also whispered.

“How should I put it? Confidence?”

“Right. When I saw the Eldest Young Master from afar once in the past, I felt he was just soft.”

At the positive reaction of the gathering, Jeong-ah, who was waiting behind Yeon So-hyeon, smiled inwardly.

And at the same time, she looked forward to it.

Since such a change in first impression was only the beginning.

“Before explaining the purpose of the current project, I would like to tell you about the background of the project first.”

At that moment, the Fourth Young Master clapped his hands.

Everyone’s gaze turned toward him.

“Why are there so many useless things in the order? Is there anyone in this place who does not know the background of this project?”

He sprang up from his seat.

“Is there anyone here who by any chance does not know the Dragon and Phoenix Gathering?”