episode_0213

“Hmm…”

After Zhang Liang left, Hongryeon trudged along without any intention of hiding and smiled faintly next to me.

“Why are you doing that?”

“No. That person was really good at looking at people. Right?”

“Sure.”

In times like this, it’s a good fit. I shrugged and shook my head.

“I have no intention of causing unnecessary trouble.”

“If it is useful, it will cause problems. But just how precious is he?”

Chaejin thought about Hongryeon’s words for a moment and then said calmly.

“As far as I know, the Wonju Jeok family is a well-known family in that area… but do you know anything?”

“I don’t know.”

I really don’t know. Because it was a family that did not stand out much in Heavenly Moon to begin with.

They both seemed to like my answer and smiled.

“Anyway, it looks like he was raised very preciously. I don’t think there’s any need to approach it for no reason.”

“Yohwan said he would be in charge of that.”

“Is that so? She must be having a hard time.”

“What. If you want, I can do it for you. Anyway, you are a precious guest.”

Chaejin smiled brightly and Hongryeon also smiled brightly.

“Since Hong Seong-moon’s name is on this guest cup, of course it’s right for me to do it, right?”

“Busy people, don’t worry about that.”

Hongryeon and Chaejin were also accelerating their training these days. However, there is no need to put effort into things like serving guests.

“This is my job. Of course, there is a request from the customer, so I won’t take the initiative myself. You don’t have to worry about it because it can be done through Yohwan. How about training these days?”

I remember something I heard from the Sword Saint before. I heard that simma could hold you back while climbing higher.

That’s why I can’t help but worry about the two of them concentrating on training these days.

“You don’t have to worry.”

“Because this is nothing.”

okay? Well then, I’m glad.

It must have been quite surprising to people that the first guest was invited to sponsor the guesthouse.

I was walking around the guest house doing dinner business, and the customers were showing quite an interest in it.

“You have a lot of money. Staying in sponsorship.”

“The rumor is that she is an incredibly beautiful woman?”

“I heard that dowry is no joke if you get married. Look at the carriage pulled there.”

“Huh? As far as I know, the princess is a candidate?”

The mysticism is amazing. Until now, I had not seen his face once, but rumors were spreading widely.

“I’m worried that unnecessary problems may arise.”

It’s human psychology to want to do something more if you’re not supposed to do it.

Like other people who come to Seomhwachon, they don’t go to Hongseongsan Mountain or stop by the Murim League branch.

Of course, sometimes people who appeared to be maids and escorts would come to the guesthouse and ask for various things, but that was it.

The woman who was said to be the jewel of the enemy family had never been seen.

As soon as I got here, the rumor was spreading further, perhaps because I was stuck in the back yard and not even bothering to show my nose.

Hongryeon muttered worriedly that there might be trouble in the guest room because of that, and I smiled and said,

“Unless the rumor is intentionally started, it is better to leave it alone.”

Even if you touch it for no reason, it will only get bigger. After wiping the table with a dishtowel, I picked up the plate and headed to the kitchen.

After finishing ordering, Yohwan, who was taking a break, looked at the empty plate I brought and grumbled at me while sending a pretty decorated dish to the maid.

“The customers on the sponsorship side are not that picky.”

“Is that so?”

“Hmm. In particular, the lady who was the owner was quite harsh. The maids must be tired. Of course, we don’t argue with our people.”

As Zhang Yang said, there were many people who covered up…

Anyway, as long as you don’t cause trouble on our side, it’s okay.

“What do you think about the escort?”

“The maids I brought with me seem to be quite strong. I guess it can be considered the level of Amipa’s monk?”

They said there was no need to conduct additional patrols or assign escorts to the sponsors since they provided close security.

That’s great.

“Ah. Take this with you. We should have dinner too.”

Yohwan said as he patted the dishes made with the remaining ingredients. When she took the plate out with her, Hongryeon and Chaejin were facing each other with their eyes closed.

Do you even meditate?

It’s nearing the end of the dinner hour, so there aren’t many customers, but there are some drinking customers, so it’s probably noisy, but I’m able to concentrate well.

As Yohwan and I put down our dishes on the table, we both slowly opened our eyes.

“It looks delicious.”

“Eat a lot.”

After dinner, the remaining drinkers left, I closed the door and went up to the office.

As I was organizing today’s sales and checking the inventory documents, I heard a knock on the window.

“Hello.”

It was a postal inquiry. I’m really busy these days.

“You work hard every time.”

“Haha. I can’t help it.”

He handed out a box of letters again today. Considering that most of these are invitations or proposals that I will reject, I cannot help but say, ‘I’m sorry, Namu.’

But what can I do? I just have to receive what I send.

“How are you these days?”

“It’s great if it’s related to avoiding monsters. I followed the method you mentioned and was able to move without fighting.”

Just because it’s a monster doesn’t mean it will attack people at any cost.

In particular, there were cases where there was a way to block the approach of monsters through specific methods.

For example, in the case of a monster called Toryong, it stayed in a specific area and hid in the ground, and when it heard the sound of human footsteps, it came out and swallowed them all in one bite.

The way to avoid earth dragons is to spread a powder called earth volcanoes on your body, and the unique smell of earth volcanoes blocks earth dragons from approaching.

I asked, relieved to hear that this method of avoiding battle worked well.

“Monsters are monsters, but you probably know that there are a lot of thieves recently…”

“Yes. Well, that’s true. Instead of making wild vegetables on a large scale like in the past, they are moving on a small scale. Still, I am not touching the post office door. If we encounter them, we report them…”

“I see. Anyway, thank you.”

“Yes. See you next time then.”

I bowed and when he left, I opened the box.

As I was taking out the gift box and letters and checking who sent them and why, I saw the letter Cheon Il-hwa had sent.

Control of the North is scheduled to be lifted within this month. In addition, along with the troops controlling the northern part, an order was issued by the emperor to suppress bandits throughout the empire. A request will be sent to the military and government officials in each region.

Teacher Yu’s name has been listed as the drafter of this proposal, so I hope you are aware of that.

Also, please be aware that there is currently a movement to recruit Professor Yu not only from the military but also from the Department of Taehak.

Although it was a short book, it contained a lot of content.

Control of the north was lifted, and the military in charge of that area did not return to its original state, but instead moved to suppress bandits.

What he meant was that the suppression of bandits could be accomplished faster than expected.

What I was especially worried about was the monsters that Dool would prey on on the way down from the north.

The Sangvis faction does not have a good relationship with each other. However, the arm is still bent inward, so the iron blood fire agent will help the movement of the iron blood tree.

And, what is moving the monsters now. Also, it was highly likely that the use of Nokrim, thieves, and sappers to control monsters was a move to further raise Dool.

“Hmm…”

Therefore, if the troops in the north move south and eliminate them, they will remove one of the iron blood emperor’s paving stones and at the same time keep the iron blood emperor in check.

I tapped the letter and laughed.

This is going to cause quite a bit of teeth gnashing over there.

But it didn’t matter. I was thinking of doing that in the first place.

Anyway, assuming that’s the case with the military, the reason why the Department of Taehyung is trying to drag me in… I guess it’s because of what I’ve done so far.

I told him information about monsters and solutions that I sometimes send to martial artists or those seeking wisdom.

He must be paying attention to that and trying to attract me to take over that knowledge from Taehak.

This may be especially true since it is said that the academics had a large influence in creating the nickname ‘Sinsan Seonja’.

The reason Cheon Il-hwa bothered to mention this is probably to ask him not to go to Taehak now.

I didn’t really plan on paying any attention to that either.

We’ve been doing well together up until now, but stabbing us in the back now is something only idiots do.

It was a few days after receiving Cheon Il-hwa’s letter.

While I was working in the guesthouse, a man wearing a Murim League uniform came into the guesthouse.

It was a warrior named Byeok-roe-geom Il-seong, who was working at the Murim Alliance branch.

“Hello.”

“Welcome. Did you come to eat?”

It’s past lunch time, but I could do something simple. I saw Geomseong and Yohwan sitting and sipping tea.

When she noticed my gaze and tried to get up, Ilseong shook her head.

“That’s not true. Well… I came because I had a message from the Murim Alliance to Mr. Yu.”

“Message? What message?”

As I looked, he spoke seriously.

“There is talk that control of the North will be lifted in two days. Related to that, the Murim Alliance is trying to create a branch in the north…”

“If you ask me to go to the north with you, I will decline.”

The side of my head is starting to sting. When I tried to refuse under Geomseong’s gaze, Ilseong nodded and left without being able to hide his disappointment.

Anyway, two days later…

I guess I’ll have to get ready soon.