TL: FoodieMonster007
The bodyguards behind the Golden Dragon Innkeeper simultaneously drew their swords and stepped forward to shield him. Doors flew open from all sides, and warriors sward into the room.
“Who? What? An assassin?”
“Protect the boss!”
“Intruder!”
“Get him!”
In a flash, the room filled with over twenty warriors, their killing intent palpable.
Baek Suryong, feeling the deadly glares from all directions, scratched his head and surveyed the scene. “This has gotten a bit ssier than I expected…”
“…Now what?” Hyonwon Kang whispered, shaking his head in disbelief.
“What can we do? We’re dead!” Yeo Min scread, shuffling her feet anxiously and looking as if she was about to cry.
The lead bodyguard shouted to his n, “Capture them alive! We need to find out who’s behind this…!”
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“Put away your weapons,” the innkeeper commanded, his calm voice echoing through the room.
The bodyguards imdiately flinched and sheathed their weapons. “Yes, boss!”
The Golden Dragon Innkeeper, a tall and imposing middle-aged man, rose from his seat, and the bodyguards knelt down, stepping aside to make way for their employer. Approaching Baek Suryong with a warm smile, he asked, “You said you were an instructor at the Azure Dragon Academy?”
He’s not only a giant in stature but also a first-rate martial artist. Considering the facial and physical resemblance between him and Geo Sangwoong, they must be father and son, Baek Suryong reasoned. Clasping his hands together, he replied respectfully, “That’s right. Allow to introduce myself, I am Baek Suryong, an instructor at the Azure Dragon Academy. Are you Geo Sangwoong’s father?”
“Yes, but…” The innkeeper looked at his son, then at Baek Suryong. “So, what brings you here? It doesn’t seem like you ca here to look for my son.”
“I’m here regarding another student.” Baek Suryong gestured at Yeo Min.
The innkeeper stared at Yeo Min in confusion. “This child?”
“She is Yeo Min, a second-year student at the Azure Dragon Academy. She’s been working as a dancer here to cover her room and board.”
“S-Sir…” Yeo Min stuttered, her face as pale as a sheet. After all, this innkeeper was no ordinary small business owner, but Nanchang’s richest person and the chairman of the Golden Dragon Trading Company, one of the ten largest firms in the world. The Golden Dragon Inn was rely one of the many businesses under his vast empire.
He’s a man who can move the city’s most powerful and influential people with just a word… Yet Baek Suryong not only barged into his domain but is now calmly explaining the situation.
“Therefore, Yeo Min has to stop working as a dancer and concentrate on her martial arts training. However, she was deceived into signing an unethical contract, and if she breaks it, she will be fined ten tis the amount. I’ve co to discuss this matter with you.”
The innkeeper listened intently and nodded. “I see. Well, since I run many businesses, I don’t keep track of everything that is going on, so I admit that I wasn’t aware that such unreasonable contracts were being made. Still…”
He paused, casting a glance at Yeo Min, then slowly surveyed the room. Nervous eyes followed his every move, the air thickening with tension as everyone awaited his next words.
Baek Suryong couldn’t help but marvel at the man’s skill. Just by letting a single word hang in the air, he had created a strained atmosphere. Unlike martial artists who intimidated others with their qi, the innkeeper controlled the mood of the room with just his look and the tone of his voice.
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Finally, the innkeeper continued, “I understand your position. However, instead of following the proper procedure for eting with soone in my position, you ignored all protocols, damaged my property, and injured my employees.”
“……”
Hands clasped behind his back, the innkeeper stepped closer to Baek Suryong, making him appear three tis larger. “In addition, you have caused a commotion that has unsettled the guests here. If they spread negative reviews, it could significantly jeopardize my business. How are you going to compensate for these losses?”
“……”
Baek Suryong seed calm, but the pressure in the room was imnse, like an invisible weight pressing down on everyone’s shoulders.
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Finally, Geo Sangwoong couldn’t endure it any longer. “Father, there seems to be a misunderstanding. Please let handle this and go get so rest…”
“This is none of your business,” the innkeeper snapped back at his son.
“Father…”
“Be quiet.”
Geo Sangwoong sighed and stepped back, unable to change his father’s mind.
Baek Suryong asked politely, “Well, how would you like to compensate you, Mr. Geo?”
“Do you think you have enough to satisfy ?” The innkeeper replied coldly, eting Baek Suryong’s eyes.
For a while, the two n stood in silence, each asuring the other’s ttle.
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Smiling faintly, Baek Suryong broke the silence. “ You’ve been testing since earlier. If you didn’t want anything from , why would you waste my ti with all this drama? Just get to the point already.”
The innkeeper’s severity disappeared, replaced by a similar smile. He had indeed been testing Baek Suryong, trying to judge his character by how he reacted under pressure.
What an interesting man. The rumors spoke of his arrogance and bluster, but all I see is a rational and capable individual. I pride myself on my keen insight, but I can’t read him at all. I didn’t expect to run into him like this, but…well, I was planning to et my son’s new horoom teacher soon anyway.
“Heh, I’d heard that you were a bold man, but you seem quite modest and reasonable to ,” he laughed leisurely. Then, looking at his anxious son, he continued, “Shall we discuss the terms of compensation privately?”
Baek Suryong nodded and turned to his students. “You kids go back first. Hyonwon Kang, be a good senior, take care of Yeo Min and assign her a room in the White Dragon Manor. She’ll be living and training with us starting today.”
“What?” Hyonwon Kang shouted in surprise.
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“Why are you deciding this on your own…” Yeo Min complained.
Just as the two were about to start protesting, however, they saw the innkeeper’s expression and switched to whispering desperately.
“Is this really okay?”
“Isn’t it dangerous for you to remain here alone?”
Baek Suryong sighed, “It’s not like you guys will be of any help, so hurry up and go.”
Yeo Min looked at the innkeeper, but he said nothing, implicitly allowing her to leave.
Baek Suryong turned to Yasu Hyeok, who was standing awkwardly behind Geo Sangwoong. “Yasu Hyeok, I don’t know what you’re up to, but co find at the White Dragon Manor when you’re done.”
“Yes, sir.”
Seeing this, the innkeeper instructed his son, “Sangwoong, see to it that they leave safely.”
“Okay. You guys, follow ,” Geo Sangwoong said resignedly, leading his juniors out of the room.
“Please leave as well,” the innkeeper said to the head bodyguard.
Worried, the head bodyguard imdiately clarified, “Are you sure, boss?”
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“Yes. No one is to hear what and Mr. Baek are about to discuss,” the innkeeper commanded.
The head bodyguard relayed the order to his n, “Everyone, leave the room and move thirty paces away. Boss’s orders.”
“Yes!” The bodyguards replied, exiting the room.
Only Baek Suryong and the innkeeper were now left in the spacious room.
Pointing to a chair, the innkeeper said, “Please, sit.”
“Thank you.”
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The two n sat across a table from each other, a subtle tension beginning to build between them.
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