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    “You bastard…! We are the servants of the Namgung family! Did you think you would get away with doing something like this?”

    Namgoongmu scolded the owner in a harsh tone.

    The number of people who suddenly gathered seemed to be twice that of us.

    “If this goes on, I will leave this matter behind closed doors!”

    ‘ah. If you do that, you will never go away.’

    Namgoongmu was clearly a great warrior, but since he grew up in the Namgung family, a prestigious political sect, he didn’t seem to know much about the psychology of those people.

    He may have said this because the safety of Namgung Hwaran was his top priority, but it was a somewhat hasty judgment.

    From the beginning, they were clearly targeting us and were waiting in this place called Baekhwaru.

    Otherwise, the gang would not have disguised themselves as guests on the first floor and added acid poison to the food.

    Sure enough, the owner burst into laughter while scratching his bushy beard.

    “Khahaha! Since I took acid poison, I wouldn’t be free to use my inner energy, so what would I do if I didn’t submit it to Buddhist scriptures? It’s like a scared dog barking!”

    “Ugh…!”

    Namgoongmu let out a sigh with an angry expression.

    The owner spread his arms in triumph.

    “I already know that you are from the Namgung family! No matter how large the midfield is, do you know that there are many people like you who wear blue military uniforms as a group? And you can’t help but notice the letters Namgung (南宮) painted on the carriage!”

    “You knew that and yet you did this…!”

    ‘Do you know there is a carriage?’

    Before coming to Baekhwaru, the carriage was left at another guesthouse.

    It seemed like they had been watching us long before or had even taken over the guesthouse.

    “Yeah… No one in their right mind would think of touching the Namgung family.”

    Suddenly, the owner’s loud voice became faint.

    “It has already been a long time since our Black Wolbang (黑月幇) was exterminated by Soyo Geomsu… All the Bangdos were scattered.”

    ‘Required inspection? Who is he again?’

    [This is a character who does not appear in the original work.]

    I was a little confused, wondering if a snowball was rolling somewhere without my knowledge.

    ‘The only time you intervened outside was to knock down the first two thugs and kill Hwan Gong-do?’

    And since the bullies were the ones who fell for their teacher, Elder Namgung-hyeon, in the first place, they didn’t even call it intervention.

    In that case, it was an incident that did not appear in the original work, but it had to happen in the first place, and I had to assume that I got involved in it because I helped Namgung Hwaran.

    Whether I was embarrassed or not, the owner continued talking.

    ” As a great master, I tried to gather the few remaining ways and enter at least the bottom of the seventy-two green forests. So I left Hanam and hid in the mountains of Anhui. But!”

    The owner, with his eyes wide open, shouted with joy.

    “Isn’t a gorgeous carriage passing by at that moment? Hehehehe… You can guess how much wealth is being moved by looking at the heavy carriage of a large family like Namgung Se’s!”

    “How could these guys who were hiding in the mountains be waiting here?”

    “I followed and overtook you until I found out which village you were heading to! There was no chance of winning in a head-to-head fight, so we needed time to set a trap. Fortunately for us, this is the outskirts of Dongling, so there is only one base!”

    The grinning owner’s thick finger pointed at Namgoongmu’s face.

    “I know very well that rich political bastards like you like to do classy things like having a drink while looking at the river! So I killed the owner of the base and saved only the people who would cook the food.”

    “That’s impossible…! You are truly a beast covered in eons!”

    “At the point when the plan to attack the Namgung family was made, that wasn’t a big deal!”

    The owner paid no heed to Namgoongmu’s criticism.

    Instead, he was laughing at him and seemed already thinking about what he would do with the loot.

    “If you get the wealth in the carriage, there is no need to enter Green Forest or Yangtze Waterway! All you have to do is save the manor and build the Black Moon Room again! This time I will be the ark! And the white-haired woman there…”

    Namgung Hwaran suddenly trembled at the voice of the owner referring to her.

    I quietly stood up and blocked her path.

    Because I was short, there was no point in blocking it with my body, but the tremor I felt behind my back lessened.

    “It is a widely known fact among human trafficking groups that the North Sea Ice Palace is looking for young women with white hair! If you combine the wealth of the carriage with the money from selling that woman, it will be a great help to the finances of the newly born Black Moon Room!”

    ‘North Sea Ice Palace?’

    The name that suddenly appeared made me feel wary.

    A young woman with white hair.

    It is a sentence that literally seems to be sniping at Namgung Hwaran in the central region where most people have black hair.

    Until now, I thought that Namgung Hwaran went to the North Sea Ice Palace on her own to find a way to control her constitution.

    ‘Maybe that’s not it.’

    If such a story had been circulating among the Black Islanders, Namgung Hwaran’s journey to the North Sea Ice Palace may have been intentional rather than intentional.

    I looked at the members of the Namgung Family’s Heavenly Wind Sword and the former Black Moon Gang, who were confronting each other.

    The members of the Heavenly Wind Sword Team had stern expressions because their internal energy did not move freely.

    An attitude that contrasts with the guys in the Black Moon Room who look at us with a grumpy attitude and giggle.

    I am relaxed because I do not regard the current situation as a crisis, but if I had not been there, the situation would have been more serious than I thought.

    ‘Did you let your guard down a little?’

    Tuseonhyeophaengrok is basically a monopoly and cooperative work.

    As with all charlatan plots, as the protagonist passes by, all sorts of figures gather like moths to a fire as sacrifices to enhance his reputation.

    Moreover, as Namgungmu first explained, Dongling is a place where many different types of people come and go because the Yangtze River runs through the entire region.

    I thought there would be some moderately rough people, but I didn’t expect this.

    It seems that Namgung-myeong sent his daughter here to expand her knowledge, but it seems that learning about the world does not necessarily mean learning only the good aspects.

    ‘It’s a bit surprising that such an ignorant-looking guy would set such a trap.’

    I don’t know how big the Black Moon clan was, but it must be said that the position of Grand Master was not a gamble.

    Namgoongmu looked back and said.

    “Don’t worry, Soger. No matter how much Sanggong poison he consumed, Namgung is not weak enough to be defeated by these scoundrels.”

    “Japbae? Hehehe… I still don’t understand the situation. Ahhh!”

    Cheaeng!

    “Ugh…!”

    The owner suddenly swung the sword he had drawn.

    Namgungmu’s arm, which barely blocked the blow with his sword, trembled.

    The guy who confirmed it burst into laughter.

    “Khahaha! Why do you think I explained everything to you people who are about to die! It was to wait for the acid poison to spread even a little further!”

    Ka-ga-ga-gak-!

    “Huh…!”

    Along with the noise of scraping metal, other gang members also started running.

    “Die!”

    “Kehehehe…! That’s a good sword! I’ll take it!”

    “Stop it!”

    “Maintain formation! Protect Sojeo, Namgung Hwa!”

    Wow~

    In an instant, the second floor of Baekhwaru became a shambles.

    The sound of metal clashing weapons, the fighting spirit of warriors, and even unidentified drops of blood spraying into the air.

    The Cheonpunggeomdan members were holding on based on systematic training and formation.

    Even though we are not free to respond and respond to internal attacks, we are in a situation where we are fighting against a force that is twice as large as our own.

    That precarious balance collapsed when the owner, known as Daehyung, began to move in earnest.

    “The joke ends here!”

    Kaaang!

    The guy swung his sword wide and pushed Namgoongmu away.

    Then, he took a posture as if he was concentrating and took a deep breath.

    “Hoo-eup…!”

    Then, something began to stir above the blade of the sword he held up.

    “This can’t be right!”

    “Sword…!”

    “The black swordsman who uses such cowardly moves is a master at it!”

    The owner sneered as he looked at the astonished members of the Heavenly Wind Sword.

    “Hehehe… What is the use of the distinction between black swords and degrees in the realm of martial arts?”

    Sigh!

    “Aaaah!”

    Namgoongmu cut his left arm as the sword was swung in a crescent-moon-like trajectory.

    Kang! Kaaang!

    Although he was barely able to block the attack with his sword, the blade was damaged as if it would break at any moment due to lack of strength.

    The wounds of other members of the Cheonpung Sword Team, who were shaken by the precarious situation of Namgungmu, also increased one by one.

    The allies are gradually being pushed towards Namgung Hwaran.

    The owner shouted, holding up a sword with glimmering sword energy.

    “This is the end! Cut it in half starting from the top of your head!”

    The road that falls just like that.

    Namgoongmu raised his sword, but if things continued like this, the sword would break and the attack would be allowed.

    Jiingㅡ

    In my head, I hear the sound of a high-speed accident that only I can hear.

    I also can’t use internal energy.

    The taste of the food was better than I expected, so I also ate the acid poison.

    However, abilities and abilities are something that cannot be touched by mountain attack poison.

    ‘First of all, let’s start with Namgoongmu.’

    Kwasik!

    The wooden floor of the base cannot withstand the sudden force of the feet and breaks.

    The body that shot out in an instant blocked Namgoongmu’s path.

    Kwaang!

    “What is this!”

    “Minho…!”

    A sword raised vertically.

    The master’s sword, which he swung with all his might, split vertically and fell, stopping a little after halfway.

    “How…! To accurately block a sword strike with the tip of a sword…!”

    “Tsk… I can’t use this.”

    Ignoring the owner’s words, he threw the sword, which was split in half vertically, to the side.

    Whiik ㅡ

    Pow!

    “Ugh!”

    “What…! I couldn’t even see it!”

    “Acid poisoning didn’t work!”

    The thrown sword flew and stuck in the head of a member of the Black Moon gang who was fighting Baekgun.

    A colleague next to him covered in blood screamed, and a noisy murmur spread.

    “……I don’t know how he didn’t take the acid poison, but it’s not something that can be prevented by adding one more guy like you.”

    The owner spoke as if he had calmed down.

    “The accuracy of the swordsmanship is definitely admirable. However, seeing as he did not use sword energy to block it, he must not have reached the peak level yet! It’s surprising that he already has such skills at that age, but that’s it!”

    “Minho… you can use my sword.”

    I heard Namgoongmu whispering undetected from behind.

    But I shook my head slightly and raised both fists forward.

    “Hahaha! A swordsman throws away his sword and raises his fist! I’ll cut down the guy behind you all at once!”

    While saying that, the owner lays down his sword horizontally.

    He was really planning to cut down Nangungmu and me from behind at once.

    Tadat!

    The owner laughed as he saw me running across the floor.

    It looked like he was planning on swinging the sword while giving a fist bump.

    “Hehehe, what can you do with such small fists when you don’t even have a sword……”

    Wood dduk ㅡ

    Pow!

    “……”

    The inside of the base was filled with silence, and the owner lowered his head and looked down at his stomach.

    Patter patter…

    There is a hole in the solar plexus, and organs and blood are pouring out.

    “Huh… Huh……”

    He could not continue what he was saying and only made a sound of wind being lost.

    Slowly, the owner’s gaze moved upward, and whites filled his eyes.

    He fell backwards, still holding the sword.

    Cooung!

    “Aaaah!”

    “The Ambassador is dead!”

    “Monster… monster!”

    “It is clear that he is an expert who has returned to the old world!”

    The man named Daehyeong died, and the remaining members of the Black Moon Gang were soon liquidated.

    The Black Sword bastards, who were in panic and their hands and feet were dizzy, were enough to use the Cheonpunggeomdae, which gained momentum even without me stepping in.

    Namgungmu, who ordered the members of the Cheonpung Sword Team to clean up, approached me.

    “Minho… Sohyup, thank you for your help.”

    Unlike before, Namgoongmu was wearing a lower body that elevated me.

    “You can treat it as you normally would. Because I was also a member of the Cheonpung Sword Squad.”

    But Namgoongmu shook his head.

    “Now that Namgunghwa is directly under Sojeo, he cannot be considered my subordinate. And since I owe him my life, I can’t treat him as poorly as before.”

    chuck!

    Even though he was injured in his left arm, he showed off his skills with sharp movements.

    “I will make sure to repay this debt.”

    “……Okay.”

    ‘I got a little lucky this time.’

    Actually, I don’t know how to make sword techniques yet, so I couldn’t be 100% confident that I would win in a head-to-head match with a peak expert.

    Because the external attack did not reach the level of withstanding the sword energy.

    If you take into account basic physical specifications and abilities, mine would be more advantageous.

    However, there are so many strange things about martial arts that it is impossible to guarantee.

    ‘Maybe if the owner had picked up a sword, he wouldn’t have been as careless as he is now.’

    If that had been the case, I would have become more wary and would not have been able to defeat it so easily.

    I turned again to go to Namgung Hwaran’s side.

    At that time, an alien voice sounded in my ears.

    -It’s an interesting sight.

    ‘Eum!’

    Because Jeonum required the ability to finely manipulate internal energy, it was a technique that could only be used by masters of the highest level or higher.

    Swish! Swish!

    I turned my head and looked around, but I couldn’t find the person who seemed to have sent the message.

    -This is the place.

    Quang!

    Patter-patter-

    “W-what…!”

    “It’s the center! Something fell through the ceiling of the bases!”

    “Cough! Cough!”

    “There was blood all over!”

    Something fell through the ceiling and exploded the pile of sheets gathered in the center.

    Suddenly, a lot of blood splattered everywhere.

    A man’s deep voice was heard through the dust rising from the broken ceiling.

    “I was heading to Hanam to look for Soyo Geomsu and came across such an interesting sight… If my blood doesn’t boil, the nickname Tuma (鬪魔) will cry.”

    A middle-aged man wearing a black military uniform muttered as he wiped the blood from his face.

    “Go Soo, who was said to have returned to the country… is that you?”

    A man with a square jaw and bulging cheekbones looked at me with blood-red eyes and asked.

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