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‘It was long.’

Yeo Il-ye thought as she lit incense. The time spent chasing the enemies was only half a year, but it took a very long time to truly appease the souls of the mountain lodge family.

It was the season when new shoots emerged and flower buds began to bloom, but the weather was still cold. Yeo Il-ye knelt down, feeling the cold coming from the floor.

“Father, mother. And all of you at the mountain lodge. It’s been a while.”

Yeo Il-ye closed her eyes and thought about this year’s journey. Since leaving Sichuan, he has traveled all over the world receiving information from Black Cat. There were some charlatans who heard rumors and captured the enemies, some enemies who abandoned everything and ran away to live, and some who held their breath and chose to hide in their home base.

21 people.

I found them all and made them pay for their crimes.

“The girl who had been wandering for a long time has finally come to see me.”

Yeo Il-ye thought. Someone said revenge is sweet, someone said revenge is vain, but that’s all wrong.

“I miss you. father. mother. And everyone…”

I just missed Yeo Il-ye. He missed his mother who hugged him warmly when he was young, and he missed his father who stroked his head with his big hands. Every time I climbed a tree or climbed a wall, I missed the servants who were restless below me, and I missed the maids who would put sweets in my mouth without my mother and father knowing.

“ This ugly girl has finally set the right course for you all. I hope you find some peace in the afterlife.”

The ground is still cold and the wind is slightly warm. Bare trees and blooming buds. Feeling the temperature at the border of the seasons, Yeo Il-ye spent time reflecting on the people in her mind and commemorating them.

When the incense burned out, Yeo Il-ye continued to spend time lighting new incense. It was a time to let go of the sorrow from the hearts of enemies, relive childhood memories, and appease the longing for those who had passed away.

A few days like that.

After seeing that the last remaining incense had burned, Yeo Il-ye bowed towards the tombs one last time.

“The girl wants to leave. Now that I have taken revenge, I must return the favor.”

The time when spring comes.

Yeo Il-ye took a step toward Sacheon.

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“Arrived.”

When I saw the familiar gate, I reflexively searched my belongings. As I was shaking off the dusty black lips that hadn’t been used in a while, I realized that black cats also needed to use black lips, so I started looking through the litter.

“Hehe, it’s been a long time since I used it.”

“That’s right.”

As the treatment of Sichuan ronin continues, people wearing black masks start to quietly avoid them as they approach the castle gate. Ah, this chilling feeling of being treated like a plague. It is time to return to [Sacheon Nangin Hocheonan].

The entire Sichuan Province was full of vitality. As spring begins and the frozen roads begin to thaw, it is a time when farmers bring home handicrafts they made during the winter and visit Sichuan Province to do business.

With the money I earned, I was able to buy farming equipment and replenish seeds for another year of farming, so I was naturally full of energy.

“Haeup.”

I heard a familiar sound and looked to the side to see a black cat mumbling with fried rice in its mouth. The black cat smiled brightly and said.

“Somehow, since I came here, I felt like I had to eat…”

“Give me a handful too.”

As I was riding through the streets of Sichuan Province on horseback, eating fried rice, a familiar building caught my eye. I hitched up the horse in the stable and stood in front of the main gate.

Jump up!

“This body appears!!!”

He opened the door with force and shouted loudly. These guys! Look! This is the appearance of Ho Cheon-an, the future martial god who achieved first-class swordsmanship!

But there was no response in return.

Chilly silence.

“….”

Suddenly, I made eye contact with Sooksu, who appeared from the kitchen as if asking what the fuss was about, and Sooksu just waved his hand lightly and returned to the kitchen.

“Where has everyone gone?”

“Sure.”

I quenched my appetite. While staying at Wolbokdang, I got along quite well with the back and forth stories of someone from the same country(?). Of course, there was bound to be talk about Sacheon, which was a common topic, but the before and after stories only said to go and experience it for yourself, but did not provide any information.

I didn’t ask too much.

Even when I went to Luoyang, Sichuan Province changed every day. Although I was curious about the news from Sichuan Province, I also wanted to experience it for myself rather than hearing about it through the mouths of post-war people.

“Are you still too busy? There was no chaos when we left for Luoyang.”

“Now is not the season to be that busy.”

Not long after the Lunar New Year, it was time for every sect to focus on internal crackdowns. This is because it is time for trainees, who have increased throughout the winter, to return to their jobs. It was a time when even ordinary people were extremely busy, so hiring seniors had little effect.

What happened that made everyone disappear like this?

“Well, everyone will come home in the evening.”

“Shall we go meet the governor?”

“Yes, I should also report the progress to Governor Sima Yeon.”

“Um.”

I headed to the government office to understand the current situation and to see the face of Governor Sima Yeom.

It didn’t take long for him to go to the government office, deliver the news, and meet Governor Sima Yan.

“It’s been a while. Daehyup. I heard the news from Luoyang.”

“Well, it just happened to be like that.”

Sima Yan was smiling brightly. Now that I think about it, this person was also a coffin person. Hyuk Kirin was one of the people who would welcome the decision to face life as Princess Yuya.

“I thought I would receive a light reward, but I had no idea it would become this big. I was really surprised when Princess Yuya made a big decision and the Daehyeop told me that she had become an external advisor to the Gold Council.”

“Is that so.”

As a result, Hyuk Qilin returned to the imperial family, so can it be said that things worked out well for Sima Yan? well. Right now, it seemed like Hyuk Kirin had completely returned to being Princess Yuya, but after the fire was quickly put out, she would appear in front of Sima Yeom again as Hyuk Kirin. I’m also quite curious about her expression at that time.

“Anyway, when I returned to Rongin Gaekjan today, there was no one there. Did something happen in Sacheon?”

“Hehe. These days, things happen in Sacheon every day.”

Despite saying those words, Sima Yan’s expression was calm.

“Have you ever heard any news about Sacheon from outside?”

“I’m not sure because I only practiced in a quiet place.”

“In that case, I have to tell you the story from the beginning… He left Sacheon at a time when the monument was built and the site of the golden district was being transformed into a demilitarized state.”

Come to think of it, there was a rumor going around that once demilitarization was completed, a war would break out over the empty Platinum faction seat. The scouts were no joke either.

“Demilitarization using the Golden Street site was completed quickly, but how could an agreement be reached easily when all sects knew that the color of the sign board had a significant influence on the sect’s prosperity?”

That’s right.

Sima Yan let out a long sigh with an old face, as if he was remembering that time.

“There was a lot of fuss at the government office asking for mediation. Just thinking about that time still makes me feel ten years older. We searched for a way throughout the fall… and eventually we were able to come to a conclusion that everyone was satisfied with.”

It’s interesting because it’s a conclusion that everyone will be satisfied with.

“It was the introduction of individual rankings.”

“….Yes?”

what? Personal rank?

“We agreed to select the platinum clan based on the individual rankings of the clan members. 100 platinum drones. 400 golden drones. 500 silver drones. 2,000 bronze-colored soldiers. We produced 3,000 mineral plaques.”

What is this sound. What am I hearing right now?

I decided to listen first.

“It was very chaotic in the beginning. haha. From the beginning, every day was very chaotic until the ranks of the 3,000 people were decided. The platinum and gold fighters were decided quickly, but the problem was that there was not much of a difference in skill between the silver and bronze fighters. There was also a lot of talk about eliminating steel grades.”

“…So why did you remove it?”

“Even though they were of the steel grade, they were definitely clans that were active in suppressing bandits, but they were abolished because they seemed to be used as a symbol of ridicule.”

okay. It might be better not to have irons.

“We also established a new ranking competition management committee. Yoo Sa-yeon, whom you know well, is currently serving as the chairman of the ranked competition management meeting.”

“Hehehe…”

I can’t come to my senses from the flood of information. Sima Yan paused for a moment to account for my shock, and I calmed down while drinking tea.

It’s crazy how Sichuan has changed.

Sama Yan must have read my expression and laughed.

“Do you feel burdened because the idea presented by the Daehyup seems to have brought about too many changes in Sacheon?”

“…Well, I didn’t expect this far.”

“The world is like that. How can a person predict and handle all the changes in the world? However, it is clear that the ideas presented by the Daehyup are having a positive impact on Sacheon.”

It’s a positive influence.

“Did you know that Sichuan people also jumped into the rankings?”

“..are they the ones?”

“Yes. In fact, the behavior of the Sichuan people was closer to shade than to sunlight. However, with the rise of this mineral war, Sacheon ronin people have become closer to match contractors rather than ronin.”

“It means that Ronin can now participate in individual exhibitions and project official influence.”

“Yes. Therefore, Ronins are also showing a tendency to focus only on individual battles, reducing their behavior in the market or attacking members of other clans.”

“Hehehehehe.”

Does this mean that in the end, ronins also jumped into ranked battles? I was shocked.

Sima Yeon smiled while looking at me like that.

“You said there was no one at Rongin Gaekjan today, right? It’s natural. Today is the day to return last year’s mineral tile and receive this year’s mineral tile. Since all Sichuan players are competing in the rankings, it is inevitable that there will be no one.”

Ranked games aren’t enough, so a season system!

It was a reality that I could only shake my head at.