episode_0463
by fnovelpia
What came out of the safe of Branch Manager Hao Mun Bonyang was not Sakura as I had hoped, but Zhang Ding.
“… ”
“What is all this… ”
Not only Baek Geon, whose eyes had now become much higher than in the back alley days after eating the food of the Nangung family, but also Deung Won-pyeong, who must have had quite a bit of experience as a powerhouse, was opening his mouth like a man with a missing jaw.
Before checking the item, I asked Teng Wenping in surprise.
“etc. It must have been more than once that you saw the wealth they had amassed while disbanding the Sapa faction. Why are you so surprised?”
“I don’t know much about this… ”
‘That’s it.’
It seems that Deungwonpyeong did not even have a good grasp of the basic concept of farming.
Well, now he is wearing black clothes for hiding, but considering how he was dressed when I first saw him, it was not strange. He was wearing such old clothes that I momentarily mistaken him for an open door.
Looking at his personality, it didn’t seem like he was burying some treasure in the ground.
They just couldn’t even think about taking loot from the enemy.
Isn’t this the effect of not receiving a proper education when I was persecuted by the Safa bastards?
‘Then all the wealth they accumulated would have evaporated.’
I thought maybe the rival clans or villagers in the area would have taken care of it. The people of the neighborhood where Deng Wenping passed by must have made a fortune as gangsters suddenly disappeared and ownerless wealth arose.
Just because I guessed that fact didn’t make me feel bad or anything. It wasn’t my money to begin with, and I didn’t even know how to buy clothes, but I managed to make a living. It was said that once you reach the peak level, there is no problem in living even if your economic sense is a little off.
‘It’s not a bad thing because it means I’m not a greedy person.’
As I was carrying out the Hao Gate clean-up, I saw that Deng Yuanping was a person with a sense of justice, even though he hated the Four Sects. He is not a psychopath who uses Sapa’s evil behavior as an excuse to take advantage of people.
Then, as I had first thought, I thought that it would be beneficial to have him as a food guest.
‘Let’s check the items first.’
While Bai Qian and Deng Yuanping looked on blankly, I organized the things that came out of the safe.
First of all, there are several high-value slips located in Bongyang.
The idea was to exchange this for the voucher at the top of Hapbi before leaving Bongyang, or exchange it for cash and store it in the inventory. Since it was stored separately in a safe, it was not just one or two pennies, but a significant amount.
‘The more personal funds you have, the better.’
Although the Danli family gifted quite a bit of wealth to the Namgung family, it was ultimately the family’s property. Daryl’s son-in-law seems to be sensitive to using it because he touches it often.
Although the Namgung family has never been generous with money or condescended to me, it was natural that having personal funds made me feel more confident and secure. It would be out of style to ask for pocket money from the Namgung family.
And I saw a few Buddhist instruments.
The Buddhist instruments were not kept for direct use, but rather for sale or use as bribes, as they were carefully packaged in silk and wooden boxes and even included instructions.
‘Let’s see… A rain sword that poisons enemies even without applying poison, an accessory to protect vital areas, and a fan that blows hot wind. If you include other miscellaneous things, the number is quite high.’
Most of them had functions I didn’t need, but since Buddhist tools are not something you can easily get with money, I decided to get them all.
There were also a lot of large jade ornaments.
Precious metals such as gold and silver are also valuable, but high-quality jade is traded at a much higher price. The seal used by the emperor is the jade seal, and if you think about how many idioms related to jade there are, you can roughly guess the love of the people of Central Plains for jade.
I don’t know if it’s the laws of this world or because of the culture that values jade, but I heard that there are quite a few famous Buddhist instruments made of jade.
All of the ornaments stored here were vivid and uniform in color, and their surfaces were smooth and transparent. Seeing that the processing was elaborate, as if it had been done with great care by a craftsman, it clearly appeared to be an accessory of great value.
‘It doesn’t mean much to me… ‘I think Namgung Hwaran will like it if you give it to her as a gift.’
And last.
I carefully picked up the wooden box that gave off an unusual energy.
“This must be an elixir, right?”
“I guess so.”
“That’s how I see it too.”
Bai Qian and Teng Yuanping agreed with my muttering.
I heard that sometimes, the energy of some elixirs can be damaged just by being touched by a human touch.
I didn’t know what kind of elixir was in the wooden box, but if it had enough energy to make my hands cold just by holding it still, it was definitely something unusual. It didn’t seem like there was a separate refrigeration device installed in the safe or wooden box. This cold energy is entirely the energy emitted by the elixir.
I opened the wooden box slowly so as not to damage the medicine’s effectiveness by mistake.
Sweet.
Woe!
Cold air flowed out through the open crack in the wooden box.
And what was revealed was a chunk of ice that looked like a transparent bead. No, I wasn’t even sure if it was ice. I just thought of ice because of its cold energy and appearance.
“Wow… ”
“It’s an elixir that contains tremendous chills.”
Everyone in the group who came closer out of curiosity was amazed.
In my opinion, it was a great elixir.
I felt a strong energy that was incomparable to the Cheongundaan I had eaten before.
‘As expected, I did a good job of handling it with my sword skills without using my supernatural ability.’
If the entire building had been burned down, the safe would have melted or burned, and the elixir containing this chill would certainly have been affected by the flames. I would have been in trouble if there was soot on the things I had to take care of.
I looked at the elixir for a while and thought to myself.
‘It would be better for Namgung Hwari to eat this.’
I could eat it, but it was clear that it would be difficult to see as great an effect as eating Namgung Flower orchids. Thanks to the effect of the souvenir, my strength is increasing just by having a fortune-telling breakfast. There was no need to take the elixir, which was not balanced and full of chills.
However, since the gain was so large, there was a bit of a problem with distribution of the loot…
“Sahyeong has taken care of many things for me so far, so I will give up on this. And I want to get the really precious things with my own hands.”
“I’m fine too. In the end, it was Namgung’s brother’s priest here who killed the branch leader.”
Fortunately, the two people willingly made concessions, so the problem was easily resolved. I thought they would claim their share since they were the two people who killed Gok Richu, who could be said to be the most expert, but I was pleasantly wrong.
Baek Geon said it was because he was a guy who felt pleasure only when he personally stole valuable items. There are also things I have taken care of in many ways. However, when I asked Deng Wenping why he was so greedy, he got this answer.
“I have lived well without such treasures until now. So, I think it would be better for the Jungwon martial arts team if Namgung’s younger brother used them. This is a person who will become a pillar of the political faction in the future, or rather, in the near future.”
Then he laughed and said.
“And wasn’t it the day when I took on Yeomnaturyong of the Namgung family as my brother? I broke the Hao Gate to commemorate that, so it felt like I had already received a gift.”
“ etc… ”
‘This is a very consistent person.’
You say breaking Hao Wen’s head is a gift? He seemed like a person whose hobby was Sapa Jojigi.
“Hmm… I spoke a little harshly when dealing with those guys, but compared to my brother’s personality, I feel a little embarrassed.”
I secretly excused myself for saying something to Gok Richu about this bastard.
It would be difficult if a useful customer disappeared, saying that he was disappointed with my words and actions.
Fortunately, Deng Wenping was a generous man who did not care about such trivial things.
“Oh my gosh, why does Namgung younger brother care about such things? Compared to the words that Sapa people usually use, it can be said that it is truly that of a saint. And since the Sapa bastards are basically baseless, I should be thankful that they didn’t treat them more harshly.”
‘If something is done by a political faction that is contrary to the political faction, they cover it up and view it favorably.’
At this point, I felt like I had a general idea of what kind of personality Deng Won-pyeong was.
With a personality like this, it wouldn’t have happened, but I didn’t think I would have to worry about leaving disappointed even if the Namgung family became quite corrupt.
Rather, I thought it might be possible to send him out on a treasure hunt with Baek Geon. If the goal was Sapa, stealing seemed like a good idea.
I suggested to Deng Wenping that we go to Nangong House together, and he happily accepted my suggestion.
Before leaving the Haomun branch for the last time, I looked back at the messed up study and thought.
‘It’s pathetic… If I had brought the Buddhist tools and elixirs here as an offering as soon as I heard the rumor that Lord Dangar had ascended to the realm of peace, I wouldn’t have been treated like this.’
Because Hao Wen was rooted in a profession that was easily accessible to people, the perception of him as a Safa was vague. This means that in Bongyang, there was no reason why a cooperative relationship with the Danrisega could not be achieved.
However, Gok Richu was unable to make such a choice in the end due to his greed for black poetry and his distrust of Danrisega.
It was a good thing for me. In the end, all the things he had hidden became mine.
Only after dawn came and the sky became dark did the Heuksi quietly close its doors. As if nothing had happened, the unlit alley was immersed in silence and shadow. But everyone knew. The fact that another market will be held here tomorrow night.
After sorting out their affairs in Bongyang, the group returned to the Namgung family, and two years passed.
And I decided to attack the Demonic Cult.
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