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When Yu-kyung opened her eyes, she was riding on Seok-woong’s back.

As I was in the middle of moving, I was surprised by the speed and looked around to see Hocheonan riding a huge wild boar next to me. And a small child riding a fox. Finally, a single unmanned person was seen moving forward with a light attack.

A bitter smile appeared on Yu-kyung’s face as she realized the situation.

‘It looks like this tough life is still going on.’

How faint had he been?

Looking around, there was not even a trace of Luoyang Castle, let alone the imperial palace.

It was also a sparsely populated place, so even if it were buried somewhere here right away, no one would find it.

Yu-kyung, who thought of such thoughts as she watched the setting sun, raised her head and took in the scenery.

Is it because it is the last scenery I see? I thought it was very beautiful to see the vast land turning golden.

Even for a while.

The speed of the spirits gradually slowed down and soon stopped.

“Are you awake?”

“You should have known it all along, but it’s ridiculous to pretend not to know.”

“Well, that’s right. If you accepted it, that’s okay.”

Ho Cheon-an recalled Yu-kyung admiring the scenery and nodded slightly. Palace and Luoyang. To Yu-kyung, who had only enjoyed looking at the cityscape, it must have been a view of Mother Nature that struck her in a different way.

Is it for no reason that people plan to travel as part of relaxation?

As the environment changes, the mind also changes.

Now, after feeding him plenty of delicious food, the emperor will have no choice but to admit that traveling is different from what he thought.

Ho Cheon-an was deeply troubled as he completely opened the box containing the planting material and lifted and placed several bags.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t confident in his cooking skills, but how could he captivate the appetite of the emperor, who had spent his entire life eating delicacies from the mountains and seas using only the world’s best chefs and ingredients reputed to be the most precious in the world?

Ho Cheon-an looks worried while looking at Yu-gyeong and Ja-ja-deul in turns.

Looking at Ho Cheon-an like that, Yu-kyung gritted her teeth. Ho Cheon-an’s actions of constantly looking at himself while lifting and putting down the sack felt like he was contemplating ‘which sack should I put on his face to kill him’ to Yu-kyung, who was contemplating death.

Even though he was an ugly emperor, Yugyeong tried to keep a calm expression because he did not want to show his ugly side at least in the face of death.

When you control your mind like that.

Ho Cheon-an nodded and took down the entire box and picked up the pot.

“…”

Only then did Yugyeong realize that Hocheonan was simply selecting ingredients rather than finding a bag to put on his head, and her face blushed.

“Fire!”

Miho breathes fire at Navin’s instructions. The firewood piled up in the crater caught fire in an instant, and Ho Cheon-an put a pot of water on the fire and thought about the dish he would make today.

You cannot cook many dishes on the street. This is because cooking utensils have obvious limitations and there are also time issues.

Nevertheless, it is a situation where Yu-kyung, who eats dozens of kinds of mountain and sea delicacies every day, must captivate her tongue.

Regardless of the quality of taste, in order to catch up with the richness of taste that Yu-kyung felt in one meal, numerous ingredients had to be used, and a dish in which those numerous ingredients blended harmoniously into a single dish was needed.

Fortunately, among the dishes that Ho Cheon-an knew, there was one that met many of the conditions.

It was Japchae.

Ho Cheon-an opened all his pockets and mobilized all the materials.

Hocheonan put the noodles in cold water, cut the meat into thin and long pieces, seasoned it with pepper and salt, and immediately stir-fried the meat.

Cheeek!

After confirming that the meat was properly coated with oil and cooked, Ho Cheon-an took out mushrooms from his pocket and cut them into appropriate sizes. Cut the clusters into appropriate sizes, regardless of the size of the oysters, and drop them one by one in proportion to the thickness of the planting material.

“Wow!”

Navin, who was intoxicated by the aroma that spread explosively as various mushrooms and beef oil met, smiled brightly, and Sabokseol also swallowed his mouth.

The next one is carrots. onion. spinach. pepper. And it was vegetables like bok choy.

After confirming that the vegetables were properly stir-fried, Ho Cheon-an poured soy sauce into the hot pot.

Wow!!

The soy sauce, facing the hot heat, immediately boiled down and made a delicious sound. Ho Cheon-an, who brought out the flavor by boiling the soy sauce properly, squeezed the glass noodles dissolved in water by hand and threw them into the pot.

Now that all the ingredients are in, all that’s left is to stir-fry.

Various materials embroidered in the air thanks to Ho Cheon-an’s dazzling movements. The scene of glass noodles turning a glossy, appetizing brown color and colorful ingredients dancing was truly so splendid that it was difficult to take your eyes off them.

bang!

Hocheonan scoops up the ingredients into the pot. Sabokseol and Navin, who had been watching in fascination as the action signaled the end of cooking, quickly moved to lay out the bowls and chopsticks.

As soon as Navin and Sabokseol had finished putting the delicious japchae into their bowls, they picked up their chopsticks. Ho Cheon-an, who had stopped Navin and Sabok Seol with his hand, turned to Yu-kyung, who was standing far away.

“You’re in the market, so how about having a meal?”

“I…”

“Look! Come quickly!”

“Oh my! grandfather! What are you doing!”

The two people hit each other before they even open their mouths! Yu-kyung, overwhelmed by the force, approached hesitantly. The two people start playing with their chopsticks as soon as Yu-kyung sits down.

The eyes of the two people who stuffed a lot of japchae into their mouths widened.

Even so, it is a japchae that is like a guarantee of taste. However, what can I say, since Ho Cheon-an did his best to prepare the dish with generous use of ingredients.

The saltiness of soy sauce and the feast of various ingredients unfold on your tongue, and the fragrant scent of mushrooms and the smell of soy sauce spread to your nose. Also, what about vermicelli? Even though the smell and taste of all the ingredients were permeated, it provided a richness that you could fill your mouth with and chew, so it was also delicious to eat.

After seeing the two people’s reactions, Yu-kyung quietly put the japchae into her mouth. It tasted amazing even to the emperor Yu-gyeong’s mouth, but somehow Yu-gyeong felt even sadder.

‘Is it the Last Supper…’

If it was a dish made in peacetime, how would two people make such a fuss? Even if it wasn’t the reaction of the two people, Ho Cheon-an’s cuisine was clearly a special dish, and there was only one reason to make it such a special dish.

It must be because of myself, who will die soon.

Yu-kyung chewed the japchae thoroughly. Perhaps the reason why this taste is so special is because it is the last dish of one’s life? Or is it because the dish itself is great?

Maybe it was both.

As Yu-kyung finished her slow meal, Sabok-seol noticed Ho Cheon-an’s notice. After joining Ho Cheon-an’s group, all the chores, such as washing dishes, shopping, and finding firewood, were the responsibility of private clothes.

However, since Yu-kyung, who did not seem to have a particularly good relationship with Ho Cheon-an, joined, I thought that maybe he could escape from such chores.

“Keuhum. Washing dishes…?”

“Do it now.”

Such punishment.

Ho Cheon-an’s answer shattered the small hopes of the plainclothes theory. It was time for Sabokseol, who let out a long sigh, grabbed his dishes and got up.

“Grandpa! I’ll do it today!”

“Huh?”

“I think Seogong and Miho should wash up in the stream we saw earlier because they got into trouble! While I’m washing up, I’ll do the dishes and come back!”

“Then it’s better for me.”

Ho Cheon-an also did not object.

“Do not wash for too long.”

“Yes!”

“If you burn your clothes while drying them in a hurry with Miho’s flames, I won’t let it go this time.”

“It was a mistake back then! Heung!”

Navin disappears riding Miho along with the dishes. Looking at Navin like that, Ho Cheon-an chuckled. They weren’t allowed to play after the sun went down, so they probably wanted to play a little more so they made the excuse of going to wash up and went to play in the water.

“If you ask her if she’s too cute, her habit might get worse later.”

Ho Cheon-an responded to the criticism of the plainclothes theory.

“It is true that I am more interested in ashes than chanting, but I still wash up and come back, so it is not enough to scold me.”

“Yes. That aside…”

Sabokseol’s gaze turned to Yu-kyung.

Yu-kyung, who received that gaze, felt that something was coming. Now that the child named Navin is gone, there is no longer any reason for Hocheonan to hesitate.

“I think we will be going together. What is your name?”

Yu-kyung did not answer. It seems that he had nothing to do with Ho Cheon-an’s plans, but he did not want it to be known that he was the emperor and that he was about to be killed by Ho Cheon-an.

“This is a person named Eunam-il.”

Ho Cheon-an reversed the pseudonym that Hyuk Kirin once used, Geum Myeong-wol. Ho Cheon-an’s answer made Yu-kyung feel frustrated. You even made up a pseudonym? How long are you going to keep worrying about this? I guess this isn’t enough.

“Let’s end it now.”

Ho Cheon-an’s brow furrowed at Yu-kyung’s angry words. Why does a man who enjoys looking at the scenery and eating delicious meals suddenly act like this?

“Didn’t it take enough time?”

hour? Perhaps Yu-kyung thought the trip was just an outing?

Ho Cheon-an, who had no way of knowing that Yu-kyung had interpreted the word ‘travel’ in her own way, made that judgment.

“The trip will take quite some time. The destination is quite far.”

Yu-kyung’s eyebrows trembled at Ho Cheon-an’s answer. destination? Rather than killing them right away, do you mean taking them to a specific location and killing them?

“How miserable are you going to make me?”

“Is there anything that can be miserable? All I can do is travel on a quiet day.”

“If that is not miserable, then what is miserable! If the goal was to cover up my death, isn’t that enough now?”

What does this mean?

Ho Cheon-an’s expression frowned. I said several times that I was going on a trip, but I couldn’t understand why they were suddenly accusing me of assassinating the emperor.

Plain clothes Seol, who was listening to the conversation between the two people, chuckled.

“Look, execution leader. I don’t know what the execution leader’s misunderstanding was, but if that guy really wanted to get rid of the execution leader without anyone noticing, there was no need to go through all this trouble.”

“That’s because you don’t know the circumstances…!”

“It’s not unmanned, so I’m not sure what it can do. Okay, let’s skip that. Didn’t you see the big fox lighting a fire earlier? Have you ever thought that a corpse can be burned in an instant without leaving even a trace of ashes?”

Yu-kyung could not refute. The example that Sabokseol mentioned was because Yugyeong thought it was possible.

“Besides. After sharing a meal with his student in front of him, he kills him overnight? No matter how many crazy people there are in the martial arts world, I have never heard of such bizarre behavior. Maybe it would be possible if they were the seeds of a now-defunct crazy blood cult.”

Yugyeong, who heard Sabokseol’s words, rolled her eyes and looked at Hocheonan. Ho Cheon-an, who received Yu-kyung’s gaze, opened his mouth and made a comment.

“I just invited you because I thought your thoughts would change once you see the world and experience Wulin. There was no intention to cause any harm, so please rest assured.”

Ho Cheon-an’s affirmative answer made Yu-kyung want to die in a different way.