episode_0105

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“Ha…is this what happens in the end?”

Yu Yu-yeon and Heuk-myo left Sima-yeom’s residence side by side.

“In the end, was the request abandoned?”

“That’s not true. Gaekju’s request was ultimately to find the whereabouts of Guakgeom Dok Yeong-chan.”

That was the first contract between Yu Yu-yeon and Black Cat. Instead of accepting me as a ronin, I ask you to find the whereabouts of Guakgeom Dok Yeong-chan. And that request was also a request that Yoo Sa-yeon made to the ronin people who had reached the peak of their peak and left the ronin guest house.

Because only with the testimony of Guakgeom can the Jambongmun and the changed records be completely processed.

“Don’t worry, I’ll find out his whereabouts for sure.”

“Hmm. okay. Looks like you ended up becoming colleagues with Hocheonan, right?”

“Ha. It seems like my senior doesn’t really notice it.”

As the black cat let out a sincere sigh, Yu Yu-yeon chuckled.

“You’ve grown a lot. There are women who chase after me because they like me.”

“You’re not chasing me around that much, are you? We just decided to be together?”

Listening to the black cat’s sharp voice, Yoo Yu-yeon recalled Hocheon-an seven years ago. A boy who still had traces of youth on his body knocked on the door of the guest house. I thought he was a bold child with bright eyes, but Ho Cheon-an was sly, always causing accidents, and was full of talent.

After two years of being so energetic and causing accidents, the little guy suddenly started behaving indiscriminately.

Don’t you give up the training you were doing and end up in a corner of your room, watching martial arts games or getting into gambling…

“At that time, I really wondered what he would become.”

It wasn’t a bad achievement to be on the cusp of being second-rate at the age of eighteen. It was a waste, so I tried persuading, appeasing, scolding, and scolding the ronin and Yu Yu-sa-yeon, but Ho Cheon-an remained steadfast.

“Sometimes I pretend to be crazy and cause accidents and fool people.”

“Did your senior get into a lot of trouble in the past? What specifically?”

The black cat was close to Yu Yu-yeon. Hocheonan’s past history? Doesn’t this seem like an interesting story just to look at?

“Ah…when I think about it, really…maybe Ho Cheon-an is older and more mature now.”

“No, don’t do that, just…”

Yoo Yu-yeon chuckled as she looked at the black cat, which seemed to be itching out of curiosity.

“How long has it been since you met Ho Cheon-an?”

“Umm…not long ago, right?”

“Think about what the burn did in the meantime. So, how many accidents occurred in seven years?”

“Oh.”

“Later, when everything is done, I will tell you one by one.”

While we were talking about this and that, we reached Ronin Gaekjan.

“Take care of your work well.”

“I’m curious…Okay! That’s what I promised!”

“Okay.”

Yoo Yu-yeon waved his hand as he watched the black cat disappear to take control of Sichuan Province’s information.

Yu Yu-yeon thought. He said he has changed a lot compared to the black cat that didn’t even look human when he first met him. There was still a feeling of reluctance, but one thing was certain: I was much happier now.

‘Could it have been influenced by Hocheonan?’

Yoo Yu-yeon thought of Jeong-sam and Yeo Jin-sang. Jeong-sam, who was tired of life to the bone when he first arrived, turned into a loser, and Yeo Jin-sang, who did not hesitate to swing a sword at a colleague for a penny, turned into a generous neighborhood uncle.

“Anyway, he’s a unique guy.”

I thought he was a guy who saved a lot of people. If this is also a charlatan, is it a charlatan? Yu Yu-yeon decided not to think deeply. Ho Cheon-an was just that kind of guy, and classifying him using various standards was a headache in itself.

I decided to help you get revenge, so you should thank me later.

Thinking like that, Yoo Yu-yeon kicked down the door of the guest house.

“It’s work! You idiots!”

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Dang Gwang-ryeol thought while drinking tea.

Sunpungmanbeom (順風滿帆). These days, the party was running well without any problems.

“Hehehehehe.”

Oops, it’s like this again. These days, whenever I think about the future of the party, I automatically laugh. Dang Gwang-ryeol tried to suppress his laughter but just laughed.

Tang Jia Meng’s Dragon Fighting Technique was being refined rapidly, and Tang Tao Jing’s memorization skills were improving day by day.

The memorization disturbance caused by Tang Tao-gyeong and his subordinates was resolved when Tang Gwang-ryeol’s finger burst into flames and his subordinates retreated, rubbing their foreheads with one hand and holding their memorization tablets with the other hand.

From then on, memorization and poison gambling were carried out under the party rules.

Dang Do-gyeong was gradually melting into the ranks of the lineage by teaching gambling techniques to other lineage who had previously learned from memorization. Since Tang Dok-gi, who was disciplined when Tang Do-gyeong was brought in, and six other transcendent masters, are handling various issues, even minor problems are being smoothly cleaned up.

“Hehehehehe.”

In addition, in the regular communication with Doc’s wife that we had recently exchanged, it was mentioned that he had solved Brother Ya’s problem, so it could be said that everything was going smoothly.

“Matriarch, Doyeon came to visit.”

“Doyeon? Hmm. Suddenly.”

“How are you? The head of the family.”

Dang Do-yeon delivered the envelope that Jeon Seo-gu was hanging on, which came from Ho Cheon-an. Dang Do-yeon explained the situation simply. When they parted ways, they delivered a return letter to Ho Cheon-an. They promised to help at least once in case of emergency.

“But then a letter came addressed to the head of the family.”

“Yes. I got it.”

Dang Gwang-ryeol thought of Ya Ronin, or rather, Teacher Ya. Mr. Ya had already established a relationship so deep that he could not be considered strangers to the Tang family. It awakened the Tang Taoist scriptures, contributed to the birth of the Tang family’s martial law, opened the eyes of Tang Guangryeol, and improved the chronic problems of the Tang family.

‘For what reason did the teacher send me a letter?’

It won’t be an ordinary thing. Thinking like that, Tang Gwang-ryeol straightened his posture and opened the letter.

The more he read the letter, the more his face hardened. Curiosity appeared on the faces of Daeju Pung Yeong and Do-yeon Dang, who were in the city.

“Hehehehehe..”

Then, he suddenly bursts into laughter. Daeju Pungyeong’s curiosity grew even greater.

“…Doyeon.”

“Please ask. The head of the family.”

“Bring Dokyung.”

“Honorable name!”

When Doyeon disappeared, Great Lord Pungyeong asked.

“No, matriarch. Hey, what kind of letter did you send me?”

Tang Gwang-ryeol wordlessly handed the bundle of letters to Prince Pung Yeong.

[How have you been? house owner. Hocheonan, a Sacheon nang, greets you.]

‘Hocheonan?’

Is this teacher’s real name? From this point onwards, Grand Master Pung Yeong sensed that something was unusual and read the letter.

[It may be presumptuous, but the reason Ho Cheon-an sent this letter to the head of the family is because he has one request. As you may have already guessed, it is due to the bandit problem in Sichuan Province.]

‘Bandits of Sichuan Province.’

We’ve already heard rumors about bandits a long time ago. So, since it was near Sichuan Province, I had no intention of intervening. It has been a long time since the power struggle near Sichuan Province was concluded by turning a blind eye. Although the number of bandits was unusual, it was thought that in the end, just one of the major factions would be able to deal with it.

‘There was such a secret story in Sacheon Province.’

However, the contents of the letter sent by Ho Cheon-an were not so simple. Why did bandits establish themselves near Sacheon Province? And why has it not been subjugated until now? What is happening in Sichuan Province right now?

It was understandable that the matriarch’s complexion hardened. No matter how much the party decided not to intervene in Sichuan Province, as a member of the political faction, it was something that could not sit idly by and see something like this happening in Sichuan Province.

As he continued to read Ho Tian-an’s letters, Grand Master Feng Ying’s expression became complicated.

‘But there is no justification.’

It was difficult for the party to intervene now for various reasons. First of all, whatever was going on in Sichuan Province, the Tang family did not intervene at all on the grounds that it was a wealthy family, and the past was a hindrance.

Now, setting foot in Sichuan Province under the pretense of being a member of the martial arts clan was an unreasonable action, no matter how good the party was.

however…

[Because such an incident occurred in Sichuan Province, Sima Yan-gong, the Governor of Sima, decided to raise a government army.]

“What are you doing?”

Great Lord Feng Ying asked a question without realizing it. Government forces? Is that martial arts force a third-rate security force with a spear? The imperial army was closer to civil servants rather than warriors.

However, at the next scene, Grand Master Feng Yeong’s eyes widened.

[…Therefore, a request was made that it might be more meaningful for the Tang family, a [provincial noble family], to participate in the ceremony of the crown, and the governor agreed to it.]

Since he is a local noble, he has not intervened in events in Sichuan Province until now. If a public event takes place, you can participate as a local noble!

Ho Cheon-an said so and conveyed the fact that the governor had agreed to it.

“Huh…”

Great Lord Feng Ying was truly impressed by Hu Tianan’s resourcefulness. It was surprising that he had a relationship with the governor, but what was even more surprising was that the governor, Sima Yan, allowed the Tang family, a local noble family, to intervene in Sichuan Province. What kind of strange trick did Ho Cheon-an use?

Grand Master Feng Ying took his eyes off the writings and said.

“…Is this why you told Do-yeon to bring Do-kyung? Wouldn’t it be better to mobilize all the top experts who are currently performing chores?”

No matter how much Do-kyung and Do-yeon are said to be at their peak, Do-yeon is just at the beginning of her peak. If you spray poison and poison with the intention of killing all the bandits, you can easily suppress even five hundred bandits, but that is not suppression but massacre.

Since the government army was only used to supplement the number of men rather than military power, it was difficult to suppress the bandits with just the two of them.

“Hehehehehehe. Please continue reading the letter.”

Daeju turned his attention to the letter again and chuckled as he read it. okay. Our teacher Ho had a plan. This is a plan that will make you laugh just by reading it in writing.

When Daeju was about to finish reading the long letter, Dang Do-yeon appeared, bringing Dang Do-gyeong with him.

“Did you call me? The head of the family.”

“Yes, Do-kyung. Hey Ronin….no. Teacher Ho Cheon-an asked for help from the Tang family.”

At one word from Dang Gwang-ryeol, the expression of Dang Do-gyeong, who was smiling like a person, changed at once. A facial expression filled with the kind of passion that would never let go of an opponent during the dog fighting days.

“Would you like to go? Looking at it, it doesn’t seem to be an easy task.”

“Of course. Hey, your brother’s name was Ho Cheon-an. How could he trust this Tang family and this Do-kyung, throw away his status as a Sichuan ninja, and ignore the call of his polite brother Ho? No matter how difficult it is, we must do it together.”

“Good! Do-yeon has a private promise with Teacher Ho, so I believe she will accompany him!”

“Honorable name!”

At that point, Grand Master Feng Ying read the last sentence of the letter.

[As time is running out, I ask you to send Do-kyung in the bicheon carriage driven by Sojeo Dang Do-yeon.]

“Take the Bicheon carriage and leave for Sichuan Province right now.”

In an instant, Tang Dao-gyeong’s complexion turned pale.

Dang Do-yeon smiled the happiest smile in the world.

And that time.

“This is it… Seongnakru, one of the three major ridges in Sacheon.”

Ho Cheon-an and Yeo Il-ye arrived at the gambling table in Seongrakru.