The Martial Genius Who Remembers Everything Chapter 87

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“Taoist Myeong-hyeon of the Diancang Sect has arrived.”

Jegal So-myeong’s brow furrowed deeply at the words of the Mantongbu personnel.

“Did you tell him I wasn’t here?”

Jegal So-myeong, the Chief Military Advisor of the Moorim Alliance and the head of both the Mantongbu and the Simhyeon-gak, spoke with an aura of displeasure, but the person who delivered the message spoke as if it were not his business, without a hint of tension.

“He said he checked the entry records before coming.”

If it had been anyone else, they would have trembled in fear, not knowing how to respond.

“…….”

Jegal So-myeong, who had been momentarily escaping reality with other thoughts, let out a long sigh.

“……Phew. Of all days, today. When I have a mountain of work to process.”

Even without this, the atmosphere of the exam was overheating compared to the previous Moorim Academy exams, and the documents waiting for his review were not only filling one desk but were piled up on the floor.

He was already busy enough, and if Taoist Myeong-hyeon came and went, his mood would turn sour, slowing down his work speed even further.

“If he stands outside like that, it will be difficult for the department personnel to work. Get rid of him quickly.”

“…….”

If anyone else had said such a thing, he would have pounded them into a pulp and thrown them out. But he held it in and let it pass because it was Maeng Ju-won who had said it.

“……Show him in.”

With those words, Jegal So-myeong moved to a table on one side of the Mantongbu.

It was a shabby table that Jegal So-myeong never used, which had been brought in for the Mantongbu personnel to use when they needed to eat in a hurry.

Soon after, Taoist Myeong-hyeon of the Diancang Sect entered the Mantongbu, guided by Maeng Ju-won.

“I greet the Chief Military Advisor.”

“Welcome.”

After exchanging light fist-and-palm salutes, Jegal So-myeong sat down, but Taoist Myeong-hyeon did not sit at the shabby table and instead looked around.

“It seems quite noisy. How about moving to another seat?”

From the perspective of Taoist Myeong-hyeon, who had received the highest treatment for high-ranking positions within the Moorim Alliance, the very situation of talking in the Mantongbu, which was indistinguishable from a dirty warehouse, was uncomfortable to the extreme.

Jegal So-myeong, knowing this, nodded.

“I apologize. I am so pressed for time that I am receiving guests in a place like this. If it is uncomfortable, how about making an appointment for a better place next time?”

Leave if you don’t like it.

At the clear dismissal, Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s face crumpled like paper, but soon, as if giving up, he sat in a chair.

“Ahem. Never mind. Who knows when we will meet again.”

“…….”

Maeng Ju-won, who had been in charge of the previous guidance, brought tea.

However, Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s brow furrowed once again.

The smell of sour sweat, as if he hadn’t washed in days, was coming from Maeng Ju-won, who had brought the tea.

“Ahem.”

Taoist Myeong-hyeon expressed his displeasure openly, but Maeng Ju-won, whether he cared or not, set down the tea and returned to his seat to work like a corpse.

It was preposterous that he showed no sign of tension before a sect elder, but he held back his anger upon realizing that this was an talent whom Jegal So-myeong had personally visited the White Tiger Pavilion to recruit.

“Hehe. I apologize. Since the Moorim Academy exam started, the children are barely managing to eat their meals.”

With the Mantongbu having to oversee the Moorim Academy exam in addition to their original duties, the already insufficient personnel were being ground down.

The manpower shortage of the Mantongbu was an everyday occurrence, but this year, the workload had increased even more due to the overheated exam.

“Ahem, don’t mention it. Isn’t that the scent that arises in the process of striving for the future of the Jianghu?”

“Would you like more tea?”

“……No, that is fine.”

Jegal So-myeong, who had roughly teased Taoist Myeong-hyeon, immediately brought up the main topic. Jegal So-myeong had too much work to do to play around and dawdle with him.

“What brings you here?”

“In this high-level scholar exam, our Diancang Sect disciple, Mu Mun-tak, failed by a narrow margin.”

Jegal So-myeong’s face furrowed again.

Did he have to talk about this while he was busy enough to die?

“Isn’t the fact that the Mantongbu suffers from manpower shortages every time also due to the Chief Military Advisor’s strict exams?”

“…….”

The Moorim Alliance selected scholar-members for the smooth processing of the Alliance’s work, but to enter the Mantongbu, one had to separately take a high-level scholar exam proposed by the Chief Military Advisor.

That exam was so vicious and difficult that no one had passed it in the last few years.

“How can you say that is only my fault? It is all because of the Moorim Academy exam, which focuses only on martial arts and background.”

“…….”

Ever since Jegal So-myeong was appointed as the Chief Military Advisor, he had demanded a major reorganization of the Moorim Academy and the Moorim regular exams, but it was thwarted every time.

“Did I not say? If the Moorim Academy exam is conducted like this, only those with money, even if they lack skill, or those who have learned only martial arts excluding academic knowledge, will enter.”

“We are not here to talk about the current exam, are we?”

“…….”

He had said it over and over, but these were still guys who only wanted to hear what they wanted to hear.

“Moreover, I heard that the exam is so overheated this time that the Mantongbu personnel cannot even go home and are eating and sleeping here.”

“That is so.”

“Mu Mun-tak is a child who has a reputation in our sect for his outstanding scholarship and clear understanding of martial arts. How about taking him in as a special hire?”

No matter how short of manpower they were, they could not leave the Mantongbu, which moved the entire Jianghu including the Moorim Alliance, empty.

Accordingly, it was permitted to enter the Mantongbu if one received the highest grades within the Moorim Academy or was recognized by Jegal So-myeong.

Taoist Myeong-hyeon was hoping for that special exception.

‘Not even foxes.’

He had long known that the Righteous Path, led by the Nine Sects and One Gang, wanted to exert influence on the Mantongbu.

Their meager grand plan was to expand their foothold in the Mantongbu and use it to develop the Righteous Path, which was considered a social club, into an official organization to create the Righteous Pavilion, and in the future, swallow the Moorim Alliance in one bite.

“I didn’t want to say it because it felt like I was picking at Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s flaws, but the child named Mu Mun-tak didn’t even complete half of the exam within the time limit, and moreover, half of the questions he solved were completely wrong answers.”

“…….”

Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s face furrowed even more than when he smelled Maeng Ju-won’s stench.

“If you want to bring someone to rub shoulders with us, bring someone who makes sense.”

“……Are you talking about a child like Jin So-un of the Tae-eul-mun?”

“……?”

For the first time, Jegal So-myeong felt his brain stop in confusion.

Why on earth did that guy’s name come up here?

“It was quite a commotion for a while. About the identity of the child to whom the Chief Military Advisor gave the entry token that even my family was not given for the first time…….”

Five entry tokens given to the Chief Military Advisor and the Moorim Alliance Leader respectively.

While the Moorim Alliance Leader used the entry tokens for political or personal purposes every time, Jegal So-myeong, the Chief Military Advisor, had never used an entry token even once.

But the entire Moorim Alliance had been in an uproar at the news that he had used an entry token for the first time.

“But what do you do? That child is about to have a big problem while taking the Moorim Academy exam.”

“…….”

A confident smile appeared on Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s face for the first time.

“I heard that the children of our sect are moving, targeting that child. Moreover, even the children of the Wudang Sect and the Huashan Sect.”

Disciples of the three sects considered the most powerful among the Nine Sects and One Gang are moving?

There was no doubt there was no disciple who could deal with this.

“How about doing this? We, the Diancang, will protect that child. Wudang and Huashan seem to be targeting that child. If he moves with Diancang, what can they do?”

If he is lucky and only loses the gate token or the entry token, that would be fortunate.

In the worst case, one could even anticipate death.

“Instead, use Mun-tak, importantly.”

“…….”

A deep silence lingered between the two.

Even the Mantongbu personnel were listening secretly, so not even the sound of turning pages could be heard.

Just before being swallowed by the deep silence, Jegal So-myeong’s mouth slowly opened.

“……Who are you talking about?”

“……Yes?”

“I clearly gave the entry token to the Namgung Family’s…… Ah, right!”

Jegal So-myeong slapped his forehead.

“That’s right! It was a very difficult situation then, so I gave it to a disciple of a sect called Tae-eul-mun or something…….”

“…….”

“But I clearly thought Namgung-san would take it back…… is that not so?”

Jegal So-myeong turned his head to look at Maeng Ju-won.

Maeng Ju-won spoke as if he had been waiting.

“Judging by the fact that the Namgung Family also attended the exam, it seems it is still in Jin So-un’s possession.”

“Is that so……?”

A sneer hung on Taoist Myeong-hyeon’s lips. Where does this shallow trick that doesn’t work come from…….

Just as he was about to lash out a word.

“Geez, Taoist Myeong-hyeon. Please be reasonable. Tsk. If you truly want to achieve a grand plan by putting someone in the Mantongbu, at least bring someone who can think. Don’t keep pushing people who don’t have brains like you.”

“W-what! Just now.”

As Taoist Myeong-hyeon shouted, Jegal So-myeong lowered his voice.

“You don’t see anything since you received the elder position. Should I give you a taste of it like in the old days?”

“What are you…… I am an elder of the Moorim Alliance…….”

“And I am the Chief Military Advisor of the Moorim Alliance.”

“…….”

Taoist Myeong-hyeon trembled, recalling the past he thought he had forgotten.

“Go back. I am busy.”

Taoist Myeong-hyeon, trembling with shame, slammed the door shut and left.

In an instant, the documents Jegal So-myeong needed to process fell down in a heap.

“Tsk. Giving a position to someone who isn’t even up to the task leads to this.”

“Why don’t you just accept it?”

Maeng Ju-won grumbled, picking up the documents that had fallen to the floor.

Jegal So-myeong furrowed his brow.

“What was that?”

“You could just have him come and do the cleaning of the Mantongbu. Look here. One cannot distinguish whether the Mantongbu is a butcher shop or a command and control center.”

“…….”

“Moreover, Jin So-un is moving with only four people in total. What if he really dies? Then our Mantongbu might have to work overtime until we die of old age.”

“This guy…… Do you know how much the Mantongbu’s work is……?”

There is a limit to being lenient. Just as Jegal So-myeong was about to say something, a question suddenly popped into his mind.

“Come to think of it, how do you know Jin So-un?”

Just a moment ago, he had only pretended to ask about the Namgung Family, but the answers came out readily, and now he seemed to know the identity of Jin So-un in quite some detail.

“I have been watching him since you said you gave him the entry token. But this guy is truly amazing. How can 4 people…….”

From the incident at Mount Cheon-mok to the recent incident at Makgan-san, the guy knew everything about the stories Jegal So-myeong had watched secretly.

“Tsk tsk, not doing the work you are supposed to do…… is that why you work overtime every day?”

“Isn’t he a talent to come into the Mantongbu? So I should take care of him in advance as a senior.”

“Heh…… do you know how many years are left until that child graduates from the Moorim Academy and comes here?”

“Don’t grand plans involve looking 10 years ahead and preparing? I have no desire to work overtime here even after I get married.”

The cheeky way he talked was really unpleasant to see.

“……Didn’t you hear just now? Diancang, Wudang, and Huashan are targeting him. It would be fortunate if he just saves his life.”

“But didn’t you say ‘do you know how many years it will take?’ a moment ago? Doesn’t that mean you are keeping his passing in mind?”

“…….”

I hate smart guys because they are quick-witted.

Perhaps I should look for guys I can make do even simple tasks, as Myeong-hyeon said.

Jegal So-myeong, who had been continuing his thoughts for a while, looked at Maeng Ju-won. His hair was clumped because he hadn’t washed it for days, but it didn’t smell as bad as it did a moment ago.

“What was that stench earlier?”

“I caught a few Yellow Odor Worms. Because if the Chief Military Advisor gets annoyed, we get even more tired.”

“Damn it!”

Jegal So-myeong couldn’t hold it in and poured tea water on Maeng Ju-won, but Maeng Ju-won avoided the tea water as if he had foreseen it.

Watching Maeng Ju-won tuck his tail and run away, Jegal So-myeong spat out an expletive.

“Anyway…… I wonder if he will pass through the regular exam.”

The situation at the Demon Spirit Plateau is one thing, but every movement is extraordinary.

Recently, I heard that he took Jegal Cheon-gi, who was imprisoned in the Jegal Family, and I was dazed for a long time.

How did he persuade those guys whose heads were hardened like rocks?

Moreover, Jegal Cheon-gi is a guy who doesn’t even listen to his grandfather, so how did he get him out when he had locked himself in the golden prison?

Expectations are gradually building on the entry token I gave him out of simple curiosity. I am truly looking forward to whether a guy who is practically alone can truly pass the Moorim regular exam.

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After leaving Makgan-san, our progress was uncomfortably smooth.

The ambushes had completely stopped.

“I don’t know if I should say this is good or not.”

It was Eun-ho’s words as he chewed on dried meat while warming himself by the fire after a few days.

I looked at the guy’s face at those words.

“Why? Dae-sahyeong?”

There was no beggar-like appearance like this.

“I looked at you because you were saying something ominous for no reason.”

Geum-pyo rebukes Eun-ho from the side.

Geum-pyo was the same. He looked almost like a half-wild beast.

And Dong-ryong, who was eating roasted rabbit frantically in one corner, smiled shyly and continued to eat the rabbit frantically when he made eye contact with me.

An appearance that even the Beggar Sect would avoid, saying it was dirty.

“……Let’s stop by a village for now.”

“Yes? If a pursuer attaches to us then…….”

“The pursuer is not important right now.”

“Then what is?”

“I’m afraid that when people see you, they will mistake you for Beggar Sect members, not Tae-eul-mun disciples.”

“…….”

“…….”

Geum-pyo and Eun-ho looked at each other and nodded silently.

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Just because there is no ambush right now, I cannot be sure that stability is guaranteed. In this case, it might be easier to deal with enemies by simply stepping out confidently.

‘It will take some time for Wudang, Diancang, and Huashan to move.’

When I heard Yang Gun-baek’s words, I couldn’t help but tilt my head.

Wudang is located in Hubei Province, and Huashan and Diancang are each located in Shaanxi Province, so are they saying they are moving all the way to Zhejiang Province just to catch us?

[They are not the main disciples of each sect.]

That was Yang Gun-baek’s answer to my question.

[But So-un-nim, you know well that they are not opponents you can ignore, right?]

The disciples of a huge sect are not one or two, and each disciple receives different support, entangled in the interests of their masters.

There are main disciples who receive direct support from the Wudang Sect and are composed of Wudang Sect disciples.

Below them, there are disciples who receive direct support from the Wudang Sect but are under the protection of the Wudang Sect’s secular martial arts school.

Finally, there are disciples who are Wudang Sect disciples but do not receive direct support, receive support from the trading company they belong to, and take the exam by mobilizing their own family’s martial artists.

[The ones targeting So-un-nim are those who receive direct support but are accompanied by disciples of the secular martial arts school.]

The secular martial arts schools of the Nine Sects and One Gang and the Five Great Families have stronger martial power than most small and medium-sized sects.

Since they cannot surpass the main team within the same province, they are pushed out of the competition and move far away.

Because of this, the disciples of the existing small and medium-sized sects in the province suffer from being pushed out by them.

“Even so, it is unexpected that they are coming all the way to Zhejiang Province.”

Because if they have their gate tokens taken by others before they arrive, it becomes a situation of a dog chasing a chicken.

[I think there might have been some collusion in advance.]

Even if they are not main disciples, a group gathered by three sects, Wudang, Huashan, and Diancang, is never a target to be taken lightly.

[So please be careful.]

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Yang Gun-baek’s last words keep ringing in my ears.

After crossing Zhejiang Province and entering Jiangsu Province. With Suzhou ahead, the Geum-Eun-Dong brothers were a little excited.

“I heard the 4 great gardens in Suzhou are so famous. Can we go see them?”

Eun-ho clicks his tongue at Geum-pyo’s relaxed words.

“Gardens? Have you already forgotten the concept that we are currently taking the Hell Regular Exam?”

“Who said I forgot? I just talked about it because I heard it was famous by rumor.”

“Sometimes I think Geum-pyo hyung is more of a child than Dong-ryong.”

Geum-pyo, who was offended by Eun-ho’s words, asks Dong-ryong.

“Dong-ryong-ah, what do you want to do if you go to Suzhou?”

“Huh? ……Um. Dae-sahyeong. What kind of food is famous in Suzhou?”

“Well. I heard freshwater fish dishes are famous…….”

Dong-ryong nods his head quickly.

“I want to go to Suzhou and eat fish dishes.”

“Huh…….”

Eun-ho sighs long and shakes his head.

I smiled at their appearance and said.

“You won’t be able to see the gardens. But let’s eat all the food.”

“Will it be okay?”

Geum-pyo sneered at Eun-ho’s worry.

“Since you are worried, you should keep watch while we eat.”

“……If you know that’s a real horse, know it’s short.”

“This? Did you just call your brother ‘this’?! Sahyeong! This guy just now…….”

The Geum-Eun brothers, who were arguing like that, stopped moving at one moment, feeling the surrounding gaze.

“…….”

After entering Suzhou, the gazes of numerous martial artists carrying swords were concentrated on both sides, with us heading to the bustling street in the center. I can hear whispers from afar.

-Are they the Tae-eul-mun?

-Probably.

-They say they have a lot of gate tokens?

-There are many people targeting them.

-I should lend a hand there.

The Geum-Eun-Dong brothers probably couldn’t hear the exact content, but they pressed their lips tightly as if crushed by the great burden given by their gazes.

“This way.”

The Geum-Eun-Dong brothers, who were walking in a different direction like wooden dolls until I spoke, stuck to me like chicks chasing their parents.

“Relax a little. Rather, looking without composure will appear as an opening to them.”

“……Yes.”

“Four.”

“Yes. Dae-sahyeong.”

Eun-ho moves his shoulders and neck as if trying to relax a little at my words.

But the guy’s expression froze stiff the moment he entered the inn.

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

The uproar of the inn, which was chatting noisily, subsides in an instant.

Everyone carrying a sword, whether on the first floor or the second floor, is looking this way.

It was a sight that seemed like it could only be seen in a scary nightmare.

Even the waiter, who was moving busily, seemed to feel something unusual, so he stopped and had an expression of not knowing what to do.

“Can I sit anywhere?”

When I speak, they finally come to their senses.

“Ah, yes yes. Please sit in a comfortable place.”

“What is this place good at?”

“Usually, people eat Dongpo pork a lot.”

“I heard freshwater fish dishes are famous in Suzhou?”

“Ah…… then how about tasting Songshu Guiyu (Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish)?”

“Bring me Songshu Guiyu and Dongpo pork, Jingjiang Rousi (shredded pork in Beijing sauce), noodles, and dumplings.”

“Do you have more people in your party?”

“No, it’s just us.”

“……Ah, I understand.”

“Oh right, and while eating, heat up some water, and buy some clothes too.”

“Yes! Please wait a moment.”

When I placed three nyang of silver coins on the table. The waiter, who had been trembling with anxiety until a moment ago, had a much better expression and went into the kitchen.

“Dae-sahyeong, wasn’t it unnecessary to say it was just us?”

Eun-ho chatters in a small voice, conscious of his surroundings.

The people inside the inn were not making a single sound with their chopsticks as if to hear even that small sound.

“Anyway, we will continue to suffer hardships in the future. Don’t shrink to the extent of what you have experienced so far.”

“……That would be true.”

We defeated the sects of Zhejiang Province, including the Hwang-geom-mun and the Cheong-do-bang, and rang an alarm bell because of it, but as long as we have the gate tokens, it is a peace that will not last long.

Before passing the last remaining third gate, and after passing it, more enemies are just waiting for us.

Right now, elite troops from the Wudang Sect, Huashan Sect, and Diancang Sect are running toward us from beyond the province.

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap.

A young master in silk clothes is clapping and slowly coming down from the second-floor stairs.

On both sides, two martial artists who looked to be in their thirties were stuck to him like bodyguards.

“That is truly a great boldness.”

The young master comes in front of us and smiles at his mouth.

“I knew you would move in this direction, but I didn’t know you would move so openly.”

“…….”

“If it is okay, may I join you?”

Our table was wide enough for eight people to sit.

But I shook my head.

“Because I don’t like my meal being interrupted.”

Thud thud.

As expected, the martial artists standing on both sides of the young master move as if they are about to draw their swords at any moment.

Looking at this, it seems that bodyguard martial artists all have a common training system.

Something like, ‘If the words of the protected target are ignored, at least pretend to step up.’

“It is not really a substitute, but I will treat you to a meal.”

“Junior disciples, what are you doing? Move aside so the guest can sit.”

“…….”

The young master’s bodyguards look at me with an expression of disbelief.

What? Is there anyone who dislikes free food?

“…….”

Before long, Eun-ho nods.

“Dae-sahyeong, then we can order more, right?”

“Then, since the young master who has to fight is wearing silk clothes instead of martial clothes, it seems like he has money to rot.”

Even at my sarcasm, the young master in silk clothes was just smiling at the corners of his mouth.

“Here! Guihua Jiliang (Osmanthus chicken), Xiaochao Bandoufu (Small stir-fried tofu), ah! And bring some Jiangniurou (Spiced beef) too!”

“Hey! Let’s try Huiguorou (Twice-cooked pork). That thing Gye Cheol-yeong boasted about so much.”

“Bring Huiguorou here too!”

I ordered food excessively to scratch his nerves, but the young master’s expression didn’t change much. He clasped his fist and said.

“I am Song Baek of the Huaying Escort Agency based in Suzhou.”

Huaying Escort Agency.

A large escort agency within the top five in northern Jianghu.

Due to its nature, the escort agency had one foot in the business world and the other in the Jianghu, so it could be seen as a special place that had both money and martial power on its own.

“Do you need the gate token?”

In my straightforward words, the entire inn stirs.

Numerous martial artists watched this side with tense expressions.

On the other hand, the smile does not fade from Song Baek’s lips.

“You are indeed an extraordinary person as I heard.”

“Is that so?”

“I passed both the first and second gates.”

Since he is a descendant of an escort agency, he probably knows most of the information about the mountain strongholds in northern Jianghu.

In addition, since he had a foot in the business world, it wouldn’t have been that difficult to obtain spiritual pills.

“Then there was no need to come find me, was there?”

“Didn’t your schedule become a little more comfortable after crossing Makgan-san?”

“…….”

The waiter came out with a lot of food, but neither the Geum-Eun-Dong brothers nor I stared at him with our mouths tightly shut.

“You can live comfortably in Jiangsu Province…… Suzhou. Because the Huaying Escort Agency will be watching over the disciples of the Tae-eul-mun.”

Suzhou in Jiangsu Province is a place overflowing with manpower and supplies compared to most other provincial capitals, but the Huaying Escort Agency is confident that it has a firm grip on this place.

However, no one in the inn showed a sneer at Song Baek’s words.

“Is there a need to show such kindness?”

Song Baek shakes his head as if he is in a difficult situation.

“I don’t need to…….”

Before long, he raises his eyes wide.

“My senior brothers are not like that.”

“…….”

“Haven’t you already met Senior Brother Jong Byeok-gi?”

I wondered why Jong Byeok-gi, the Sorrowful Wind of the Dragon-Phoenix Meeting, came up suddenly.

“I am a secular disciple of the Diancang Sect.”

“Ah…… so you were.”

Clatter. Clatter.

As soon as the story of Jong Byeok-gi comes out, the Geum-Eun-Dong brothers start moving their spoons and chopsticks.

Song Baek looks at the three brothers for a moment and then continues the story again.

“Senior Brother Jong told me many stories.”

“Was it a good word?”

“How could that be?”

Jong Byeok-gi, who was beaten into a pulp by the Mo-yong Gang while spreading conspiracy theories about whether the Tae-eul-geom-je’s true inheritance belonged to the Tae-eul-mun.

I expected him to be in trouble being dragged around by Mo-yong Gang as the price for stopping his eccentricities, but was he already able to move?

“Because of that, other senior brothers seem to have quite a lot of resentment toward Young Master Jin.”

Before long, martial artists in the same attire as the bodyguards walk down from the second floor.

Martial artists with an extraordinary spirit, every one of them.

“Will you be with us until the senior brothers come? Because if someone else gets to you before that, I think I will be in quite some trouble.”

“Do you have money?”

“Yes?”

“I said I would buy food. I am asking if you have money.”

Song Baek laughs. Then he takes out a pouch from his pocket.

“I will serve you at the best pavilion.”

I immediately grabbed the guy’s head and slammed it onto the table.

Thud.

Even though it was a wooden table, it was cleanly cut off in the shape of the guy’s head hitting it.

I wrapped my energy around my head to prevent the table from splitting.

Thanks to this, Song Baek, who received the full impact of the energy, was bleeding profusely from his seven orifices.

“Y-you, crazy…….”

Clang.

All martial artists, including the bodyguards, draw their swords.

I pulled Song Baek and brought my sword to his neck.

“Do you want to see the young master die in front of your eyes?”

“…….”

“…….”

Song Baek’s martial artists had a fierce spirit as if they were about to engage in a life-and-death battle at any moment. Accordingly, the martial artists in the inn also started to put their hands on their sword scabbards one by one.

At that moment.

Slurp.

Slurrrp.

Chomp chomp.

The sound of eating food is heard in the tense inn.

People’s gazes naturally gather there.

The Geum-Eun-Dong brothers were busy putting food into their mouths regardless of whether a sword fight broke out or not.

When I looked at them with an absurd gaze, Geum-pyo noticed and barely spoke.

“If we can’t eat now…… gulp. Who knows when we will eat again…… Slurp.”

“Dae-sahyeong, pl, please stand off a little longer. The food is still hot.”

Saying that, the three brothers were busy putting food into their mouths again.

“…….”

Not only the Huaying Escort Agency’s martial artists, but everyone in the inn was looking at the Geum-Eun-Dong brothers like they were crazy.

How embarrassing!