The Lazy Young Master of the Jin Clan

Jin Sohyun’s face was gaunt.

“Little brother, when are we going to reach a village?”

“I’m hungry. Why am I so hungry?”

“I’m not usually a glutton. But shouldn’t we eat something?”

“Little brother, aren’t you hungry?”

Half an hour.

In that short time, Beomgang moved his mouth without rest.

Most of the topics were about being hungry.

Or it was a question about when they would arrive at a village.

“I feel like my stomach is sticking to my back.”

He grabbed his plump belly fat.

Beomgang, who had always been a glutton, had become a much bigger eater than he imagined, thanks to enjoying food without limits for the past few months while he had lost his mind.

How much so that he was even smacking his lips while looking at Hwanggu?

Moo…….

Hwanggu, whose back of the head was tingling, cried weakly.

Jin Sohyun, who couldn't stand it anymore, lifted his heavy eyelids.

“Be quiet. We’ll arrive soon.”

“Keung…”

While Beomgang was wiping his drool, Jin Sohyun scratched his head and lifted his upper body.

Come to think of it, Hwanggu’s steps had slowed down noticeably.

‘It must be because of this big guy.’

The reason was Beomgang.

The weight of the cart had increased greatly because of Beomgang, who had a build as large as three Jin Sohyuns combined.

No matter how young and strong Hwanggu was, it was too much for him to pull the cart without rest for several days.

‘Should we rest?’

After lightly loosening his body, Jin Sohyun, who was standing on the cart, jumped up lightly.

Beomgang, seeing Jin Sohyun who had leaped several feet in an instant, let out a shallow breath.

‘He’s nimble.’

A master’s level could be gauged with just a light hand gesture.

At the very least, the leap imbued with internal energy allowed him to gauge Jin Sohyun’s internal energy to some extent.

‘I’ll have to watch him more for now.’

While Beomgang was biding his time, Jin Sohyun’s gaze began to quickly scan the surrounding area.

“Ah, there it is.”

A city came into his sight.

Jin Sohyun, who had discovered a city about ten li to the north, descended from the sky.

“If you go a little further north from here, there’s a city.”

“Oh! There’s a city!”

“Yeah. So get off.”

“Get off?”

“Hwanggu is having a hard time because of you. So get off.”

Jin Sohyun, who had forcibly kicked Beomgang off the cart, lay down, using the now-small pile of hay as a pillow.

“How heavy can I be…”

Beomgang’s grumbling could be heard from right behind him, but he didn't pay much attention.

“Hwanggu, let’s just hold on a little longer.”

Moo!

As Beomgang got off and the cart became lighter, Hwanggu moved forward with much lighter steps.

After a while, the cart carrying Jin Sohyun arrived at a city named Honggang.

But they did not know.

That Honggang was the most famous entertainment city in Shanxi Province.

“Little brother… wh-where is this?”

“…”

The saying that the night in an entertainment district is brighter and more beautiful than the day was wrong.

Because a true entertainment district had no boundary between day and night.

“Welcome!”

From the entrance of the city, a dozen women appeared and surrounded Jin Sohyun and Beomgang.

“Oh my! Where did you come from, young master? How can you be so handsome?”

“This young master here is very reliable.”

The laziest man in Shanxi, who had left his house only a handful of times.

A bear-like man who knew almost nothing about the secular world because he had only trained in the mountains.

The two were swept away by the surging women and couldn't come to their senses.

“No… no… I, I…”

“Yes. Please speak. This girl is listening.”

A soft voice and a hand softer than that.

As Beomgang’s vision went dizzy and he didn't know what to do with himself, Jin Sohyun raised his voice.

“Food!”

At Jin Sohyun’s shout, the women were startled and looked at him.

“I… have to eat.”

***

“I didn’t think my little brother’s taste would be this way.”

“It’s not like that.”

“Well… since you’re so handsome, it’s only natural that you enjoy such pleasures.”

“Please be quiet.”

It was truly a bed of thorns.

He had come to the quietest-looking inn he could find.

The small inn was bustling with people flocking in.

“Hahaha! Welcome!”

The middle-aged innkeeper’s smile was in full bloom with the customers flocking in after a long time.

“Whether it’s alcohol or food, just say the word! Hahaha! I’ll give you anything, you two!”

“Really?”

The innkeeper soon realized.

That he had made a huge mistake.

“Then from here to here! Give us everything!”

“E-everything?”

“That’s right. Hahaha!”

“Can you eat it all…”

The innkeeper looked Beomgang up and down and had to turn away weakly without finishing his words.

Even in the meantime, the small inn was filled with beautifully dressed women.

“How can he be so handsome even when drinking tea?”

“I want to kidnap him and lock him up.”

At the whispers of the women coming from here and there, Jin Sohyun even felt a chill down his spine.

‘I have to run away as soon as possible.’

Jin Sohyun decided to run away from Honggang as soon as he filled his stomach.

Soon, food began to be placed on the large round table without rest.

The number of dishes was considerable, and at the appearance of the freshly made hot food, Beomgang’s eyes went wide.

“Heok—!”

How long had it been since he had eaten such a feast?

Beomgang poured food into his mouth without rest.

So much so that even Jin Sohyun, who had no appetite, felt a sense of crisis and busily picked up food.

“Give us some alcohol here too!”

As if food wasn't enough, Beomgang also ordered alcohol.

While he was pouring food and alcohol into his stomach, Jin Sohyun, who had finished his meal, slowly stretched out.

But even that was not easy.

‘So this is what it means for gazes to be piercing.’

Jin Sohyun was feeling the piercing gazes in the inn, which he had not felt even in the Blue Dragon Daoist Temple.

Jin Sohyun, who wanted to rest at ease, kicked Beomgang’s shin under the table.

“Ack!”

Beomgang frowned.

“Little brother! Why did you hit me?”

“Let’s eat in moderation and go. If we stay here, we’ll get a hole in our faces.”

“Tsk. Just this much more!”

Beomgang ate two more people’s worth of food and drank three more bottles of alcohol before getting up from his seat.

“Haha. Did you enjoy your meal?”

As the innkeeper ran over and asked, Beomgang nodded his head like a good-natured person.

Every time he did, his chin fat jiggled.

“It was a very excellent meal.”

“I’m glad to hear that. Then here…”

“Hm? Didn’t you say to just say the word? Are you thinking of taking money now!?”

As Beomgang, who had received the bill, shot a fierce glare, the innkeeper waved his hands.

“Ah! Of course, I said I would give you any alcohol and food for free, but this is an exception.”

The innkeeper lifted an empty alcohol bottle.

“This is Hongmaeju… the most famous liquor in Honggang. The price of one bottle is over a hundred nyang.”

“A h-hundred nyang? You swindler! You’re lying to extort money from us, aren’t you!?”

As Beomgang flew into a rage and said, the innkeeper said with a pale face.

“You were the one who asked for Hongmaeju, Young Master! Besides, I told you in advance that I would charge for Hongmaeju, didn’t I?”

“That’s…”

Beomgang sent a look of salvation, but Jin Sohyun looked away.

It meant that he should take care of his own business.

“Little brother… help me.”

“A grown adult should solve his own problems.”

The innkeeper, who was listening to their conversation, changed his attitude and said.

“Don’t tell me you two young masters don’t have any money to pay?”

“Haha… well, you see… I don’t have any money now, but in the future, this Beom Mo will become a famous master who is known throughout the Central Plains. Then I can give you not only a hundred nyang, but also a thousand nyang…!”

A confident smile bloomed on Beomgang’s face.

“Please wait until then!”

“I refuse.”

The innkeeper shook his head firmly.

“The most taboo thing in Honggang is… eating and running. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right!”

The women shouted in unison.

“How about it?”

Beomgang, who was intimidated by the clear shouts of the women, sent a look of salvation to Jin Sohyun once again.

Because now, the only one he could believe in was Jin Sohyun.

But there was a problem.

‘I don’t have any money either.’

Jin Sohyun also had almost no money left.

If he hadn't shattered the golden toads, he could have paid a hundred nyang or a thousand nyang.

But following the family motto of not taking blood-stained money, he had turned the golden toads into powder.

Thanks to that, Jin Sohyun, who had no money left, scratched the back of his neck.

“I don’t have any money.”

“You don’t have any money…”

The innkeeper crossed his arms and smiled desolately.

“I will tell you the law of this Honggang. Those who eat and run are either beaten with a club or have to pay with their bodies. Now, what will you do?”

Jin Sohyun fell into thought.

If he put his mind to it, running away was no big deal.

Getting beaten with a club was also not a problem.

Even if he was hit by a club swung by an ordinary person, not even a scratch would be left.

However, this was a matter of conscience.

‘If my father found out, he would nag me for about three days, right?’

Jin Seomok, who valued fairness, would surely beat Jin Sohyun not with a club, but with his mouth and words if he found out about this.

Having no choice, Jin Sohyun said in a voice that seemed to crawl.

“How do I pay with my body?”

***

“Hey, did you hear? The story of the new waiter at the Jahong Inn?”

“A waiter? Why a waiter?”

“No, I mean, they say the waiter at the Jahong Inn is that handsome.”

“What? How handsome can a waiter be? There are so many handsome people in Honggang.”

“No. They say that waiter’s appearance is on a different level. Anyway, I’m going to the Jahong Inn.”

“Do as you please. I’m not going.”

“Don’t regret it later!”

Yuha quietly watched the back of Seolmae, who was going out with quick steps.

Although her curiosity was piqued, now was not the time to waste money and time on frivolous things.

“Just a little more…”

Ten years of effort were finally coming to an end.

Yuha sank deep into her chair and stared at the bronze mirror.

She pursed her lips, looking at the face that had changed over the ten years.

In the meantime, Seolmae, who had arrived at the Jahong Inn, painstakingly pushed through the courtesans of Honggang who were flocking from the entrance and went inside.

“Why are there so many people!”

Seolmae, who had finally entered the inn, could only stand there with her mouth open and a dazed expression.

“Welcome.”

Because a man with long black hair fluttering had approached before her eyes.

“This is the Jahong Inn.”

“Ah… yes…”

“This way, please.”

“Yes…”

Seolmae, who had sat down in an empty seat as if possessed by something, ordered food she wouldn't even eat without realizing it.

“Thank you.”

Looking at the smiling man’s face, she even felt a sense of ecstasy.

‘Wh-what am I doing!?’

She had met many men while living as a courtesan in Honggang.

Among them, there were many men who were so ugly that they could be called the ugliest in the Central Plains.

There were also many ordinary men about whom she couldn't make any particular evaluation.

And there were also men who were so handsome that her eyes went wide.

But the man she met at the Jahong Inn today was on a different level from the men she had met so far.

‘Was there such a man in Honggang?’

A tall and sturdy build with firm muscles.

On top of that, glossy long black hair.

Above all, his handsome appearance, which could be said to be more beautiful than a woman’s, was so great that it made the hearts of many women pound.

In particular, his languid eyes, which were contrary to his polite speech, made the hearts of many women melt.

“Hahaha! This is a jackpot! A jackpot!”

Dongpyeong, the innkeeper of the Jahong Inn, was in a very good mood.

In Honggang, there were many luxurious and huge inns that the Jahong Inn could not dare to compare with.

Because of that, the ones who came to the Jahong Inn were all poor people with no money, and of course, they were not profitable.

But with the appearance of Jin Sohyun and Beomgang, the Jahong Inn became a famous inn where a handsome young man worked as a waiter.

Moreover, most of the customers were the courtesans of Honggang.

They ordered expensive alcohol to look good to the waiter but didn't drink it.

Because they didn't want to show a drunken appearance.

Thanks to that, Dongpyeong was making money without wasting expensive alcohol.

“Hehehe… how do I keep those guys?”

He had already earned more than the price of the Hongmaeju.

But Dongpyeong, who didn't want to lose Jin Sohyun and Beomgang like this, watched the two with a greedy gaze.

While Dongpyeong was burning with greed for Jin Sohyun and Beomgang, rumors about the two reached the upper echelons of Honggang.

“They say the courtesans are not even going to work properly to see that man.”

The man who was soaking in the bathtub, who had received the report from his subordinate, slowly stood up.

The women standing by his side hurriedly dressed the man.

When he was fully dressed, the man reached out his hand and put on the red mask that was hanging on the rack.

“Interesting.”

The master of Honggang.

Jeokmyeon lightly flicked his finger.

At that, four women in black appeared from the darkness.

“Find out. Who that bastard is.”

“As you command.”

The four women in black who had received the order threw themselves down from the tower.

(End of Chapter)