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As soon as he returned to the living room, Amukhaprap spoke to his companions.

“The duty to report this risk is very important. The sincerity to reduce even a small part of a great person is also a must. You guys in the midfield are so lazy by nature, I know this very well. But with those heavy hips and slow feet, please be more diligent this time, you who will be born as cows.”

Afterwards, wouldn’t you like to take your happy puppy and walk outside of the mountain hut?

At first, the group thought they would just do the usual nonsense and go see Sophie somewhere.

Since it doesn’t come even after a while, what’s the big deal?

“But Lee, didn’t you say that it’s not delicious?”

“After eating, yes.”

“You can eat anything just by boiling it.”

“Sure.”

What is it? Isn’t Gu Ning’s vocabulary getting richer little by little? However, the emotions contained in those three letters, the feeling of pride.

That’s not a compliment, Gu Ning… … .

And only after a while, after Seoliri had finished about five bowls of the stew of truth, sip by sip.

I realized that Amukhaprap’s voice saying ‘You lazy bastards, hurry up’ was the monster’s own way of saying goodbye.

No, you’re leaving like this?

No matter how urgent it is, right at this time of night?

Anyway, my ability to act has gone crazy.

Come to think of it, they attacked just in time to go hunt down bandits, and then rushed out without knowing anything about the enemy.

Tsk tsk. Your ability to act is excellent, but if you don’t think, your body will suffer.

There are people who foolishly push themselves into something without any prior knowledge, saying that if they start doing something, everything will work out.

If someone heard Cheong’s inner thoughts, what was it, self-criticism? Why on earth do you know? You must have had big doubts.

Unfortunately, no one in the group had the ability to read minds.

So the Qing party also cleared the battlefield.

(Meaning of searching for wild vegetables.)

They say that the lamas took away all the people they captured, but the only thing that came out was the money that each person had saved up.

However, the only beggar among the group is Seoliri.

Even Gyeon Po-hee owns a stake in the company, and although the Qing does not know it, she is a precious person who is the great elder of Shinism and the sister of the Heavenly Majesty.

I also found some snacks that I had hidden to eat alone, but they felt very uncomfortable to touch, so I cleaned them up after Cheong ate them all.

At least it’s not a waste of money.

“Hmm. Let’s go now.”

It was unfortunate that not a single kidnapped victim could be rescued, but wasn’t Moorim’s incident essentially a continuation of this kind of incident?

First, gather all the ingredients in the planting warehouse and pack them away. Since you don’t want to start a fire, make sure to extinguish the embers of the bonfire.

Then, Cheong’s men leave the bandits’ camp without any regrets.

However, not everyone had regrets.

“Woo, what about us?”

“Please take us too!”

A bunch of people left behind.

There are some who have all four limbs attached.

However, the Qing Dynasty’s treatment of villains is to first break the limbs into pieces and throw them away.

There are concerns about tying it up because you need a rope and it can be undone, but how simple and effective would it be to just kick it and break it up?

The night in Seonyeong is still deep, and the winter night is only getting harsher until dawn.

Leaving behind such a longing send-off.

So who wants to steal? Did someone threaten to steal with a knife?

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Do you know the feeling of peace that comes from returning on a cold night after a rewarding day of work?

Ask for some bath water and make Jeomsoi’s face brighten up as she has no work to do.

After a good night’s sleep, I woke up slowly, grabbed some breakfast that wasn’t available in Jungwon yet, and set off on my way.

Hanam County is located in the southeast of Cheonghae Province and is an administrative district that covers about 25% of the entire Cheonghae region.

The north of the large area is high and the south is low.

However, the north is warm and the south is cold.

Normally, you might think it would be natural for higher elevations to be colder.

The lower part was a rugged mountain with jagged ridges and glistening perennial snow, while the northern part of Hanam was surrounded by a huge plain spread out on the Cheonghae Plateau.

In other words, it means that it is easy to move around.

Of course, even though it is a plain, it is rugged and there are quite a few steps with soft, curved hills, but there is a road paved for ox carts.

Considering the entire hike from Sacheon, it was a comfortable road that was no different from flat ground.

Although the group runs briskly, their speed is by no means light.

That’s because the group’s level is almost equivalent to that of a large sect in a fairly small or medium-sized city.

Of course, Seoliri was breathing a little hard and sweat was dripping down her face.

After the sun sets, we enter a small town called Taekgo.

The next day, we headed north and reached the tent village of the Jang people called Macsu.

“A precious guest has arrived, but the storehouse is a bit tight until winter, so, um. I’m sorry. It’s been a long time since I stopped by, but I feel shamed.”

Grandfather Jang expresses his apologies, saying that it is difficult to treat him well in the Jungwon language, which he is good at.

Hospitality means feeling sorry for not being able to welcome you with a small village feast like the great people of Sichuan.

Cheong, who is weak in favor, unpacks the food he brought from the bandits’ camp and holds a feast.

We set off early in the morning, leaving behind the enthusiastic send-offs from all over the village, men and women of all ages.

From here, we leave Henan County and enter Hwangnam County, a small (large in Cheonghae) city where the county’s office is located.

Cheonchal, a small village belonging to Hwangnam County, passing through Bongganggu, Pyeongan, Seonyeong County, and Seonyeong!

Xining is the capital of Qinghai Province and the only large city comparable in size to the central plains.

First of all, the colors of the buildings are different. The walls were painted white, and the Buddhist temples of the Zhuang Dynasty were painted with shiny gold.

And again, oh, what?

Why is there a building like this in Jungwon?

Cheong exclaims in admiration as he looks at the temple with the round roof.

I’m really curious about how this was built.

Rather than being a military man, he is a sincere carpenter.

What is unique about Xining is the presence of the Hui people, which cannot be seen in the southern part of Qinghai Province.

The Hui people are descendants of Westerners who believed in a Western religion called Islam, and were believers of Islam in the style of the Qing hometown.

However, since the blood of the Hui people of Qinghai has been mixed with them for a long time, their appearance is clearly that of a Central Plains person.

The attire is also Jungwon-style, with only the headgear (that is, the hat) worn in the Muslim style. The men wear loose hats that look like they are made of thread, and the women have their faces wrapped in cloth, with only their eyes exposed.

It’s a proper big city where you can enjoy all kinds of luxuries with money, an exotic scenery that doesn’t look like Jungwon at all, and there are a lot of things to see, so I’d like to stay in a room and slowly look around for a few days.

Because it’s not a situation where I can afford that.

“Hmm. First, let’s see Cheonghae Lake and then go up to Kunlun Pavilion. I heard it’s that wide?”

“Are you saying we should go to Cheonghae Lake now?”

“Huh? Then don’t you go?”

“Ah. okay. Seonyeong is famous for Cheonghae Lake, so I guess they thought it was nearby.”

“Why? When you have a big lake like that, don’t you usually have a big city next to it? What? Is it far?”

Paengdaesan points his finger at him.

Although it is exotic, it is a big city, so the buildings each rise three, four, and five stories high.

Now that I think about it, you managed to build four and five floors?

what? If you just bake bricks and stack them up, they’ll all collapse, right? Is there any secret?

If he had been a carpenter instead of a martial artist, he could have achieved great success as a civil engineer of the century.

In fact, you see as much as you know, so thanks to that, Cheong enjoyed traveling alone twice as much.

Not knowing that Cheong was thinking about something else, Paeng Daesan spoke with a mischievous smile.

“Cheonghae Lake is up there.”

“Huh? Where, huh?”

Only then does the city’s focus shift from the towering buildings to the majestic mountain range in the background.

Even though it is far away and covered with ice caps, it is not an ordinary mountain at first glance.

Do you really have to go over there?

It was when Cheong looked at me with a sour expression.

“Guest? That is Qilian Mountain. If you want to go to Cheonghae Lake, you have to cross the Bukhae Ridge.”

The stall owner next to me corrects the angle of Paengdaesan’s finger, which extends too far north.

Although it is high, the mountain slope is significantly lower than before.

Cheong exhales in relief, and then looks at Paengdaesan with long, narrowed eyes.

“What is it, mountain? They say it’s not that mountain? Were you impressed by the fish cake? I guess it’s not this mountain?”

“Kuhm.”

“What, was it your first time? Since you knew so well about that, I wondered if you had ever been here before.”

It was Paeng Daesan who guided us to Cheonghaeru, the first inn in Seonyeong (for some reason, it is a very familiar and vague name to Cheong), and it was Paeng Daesan who explained about the Hui people, who are people in the Central Plains who just believe in different gods, and the temples.

I thought you came here because you knew something.

“I just picked it up.”

“Yes, yes. You’ve been studying just because you asked, right? Hey, there’s no need to be shy.”

Cheong pokes Paengdaesan’s side.

“Are you thankful for that? I heard that traveling is very comfortable if you have a friend like this? You might be wrong once in a while. Why do you care?”

“Studying. I just picked it up along the way. Why should I bother?”

However, it is said while turning the direction of the banggat with red-hot earlobes.

That guy comes and goes.

Why is it that whenever he goes back and forth from somewhere, he runs out of snacks, and information about his travel destination flows in unintentionally?

No, now that I think about it, mountains are probably like that.

That’s because you’re covering your face right now.

why. A living legend, even in Luoyang, the floor was beautifully and colorfully decorated with intact handkerchiefs.

Isn’t this the same Jade Kirin that caused Songok to be surprised, Banan to be astonished, Wei Gae to kneel, and King Nanling to throw away his mask?

For reference, King Songok, Banan, Wigae, and King Nanreung are one of the four most handsome men in the history of the Central Plains, who are called the Four Greatest Handsome Men.

However, according to the evaluation of the current Central Plains people, the four great handsome men are all in the past, and now we are living in the era of Pang Daesan, the most handsome man of all time.

So, wouldn’t it be natural for all kinds of snacks to be spread out like a flower path just by walking with your face uncovered?

Why, those bastard followers-

“You have a very rough expression?”

“Huh? what? What kind of expression did I have?”

“I asked them to bring out all the dishes, but in the end, they only made about five dishes on the table. No, I wouldn’t normally say five at most.”

“No, put five dishes on whose nose? Just one taste will make everything disappear.”

Paengdaesan snorts at that.

However, even the snort was a nice low-pitched sound.

“Do you usually taste things like that?”

“Because you’re hungry? When you’re hungry, whatever you eat is delicious, no, whatever you eat doesn’t mean it’s delicious, but cooking is. When you’re hungry, any dish is delicious. So, in order to taste it properly, you have to be reasonably full and feel full before you can objectively judge whether it is delicious or not.”

“Hmm?”

“Furthermore, there is a certain order of eating, so if you eat something oily or seasoned and then eat something plain, it will taste boring and disappointing.”

“What is that sad taste?”

“So you don’t get to taste it unless you try it in its entirety?”

It was completely bullshit, but at the same time, it was strangely persuasive.

I find myself lost in thoughts about what Pangdaesan is, why it is so plausible, and whether the act of tasting it is really like that.

anyway.

It is said that you have to climb 200 miles to the west and 650 miles to see Cheonghae Lake.

It was an accurate tip from a local, a colored yarn craft decoration vendor.

Cheong wrinkles his clean forehead with effort.

No, what lake is at the top of the mountain?

It’s so far and high.

No, the Kunlun faction was like that too, and they settled down in places like that.

It would be very unfair for the Kunlun faction to hear this.

At least it’s like this since I moved.

Kunlun Mountain, more precisely called the Kunlun Mountains, is a mountain mass roughly the same size as the entire Hubei Province.

Because it was in a remote area in the mountains where there were only mountains and mountains and mountains and mountains.

Moreover, it is not in Jungwon land, but in Seojang land.

Thanks to this, Kunlun received a lot of teasing about whether he should be included in the chief martial arts team.

So, I think we’ve gotten incredibly close at this level.