"The order is not to let you in because there is a guest right now."
When So Jeonghak tried to enter, people blocked his way. It was an absurd act. So Jeonghak was not a stranger, but a son.
"Why can't I go in?"
So Jeonghak protested strongly. But the servants of the main house were even more adamant.
"You absolutely cannot co in."
"Move."
"We can't."
Mok Wigun sighed. Perhaps because they had not yet experienced the storms of the world, the kids were too nice. Mok Wigun shook his head and approached So Jeonghak.
"Watch carefully."
And then he grabbed the ear of the servant in front.
"Hey. Jeonghak is the eldest son of this house. So who are you to stop him from entering?"
"Aaaah. My ear... my ear..."
Even the servant was looking down on So Jeonghak. If not, how could he block him so strongly, even if it was the main wife's order?
"Even if you are the young master's friend, it is troubleso if you do this."
A guy who seed to have so position among the servants said. Mok Wigun chuckled.
"What's troubleso?"
"If you co out like this, we can't just stand by either."
At those words, Mok Wigun let go of the guy whose ear he was holding. And then he walked forward.
"Try not to stand by. Instead, you'll have to be prepared. Because I'm not a very good-natured guy."
The servants were each holding sothing in their hands. It was a really funny sight. Did they think they could block him with that?
In fact, the servants were not people who had properly learned martial arts. They couldn't even stop So Jeonghak. It would be the sa even if it were the old So Jeonghak, not the current So Jeonghak.
"How much do they look down on the Zhongnan Sect to do this?"
Mok Wigun asked, looking at So Jeonghak.
"I really can't stand it. Is it okay if I teach these guys a lesson?"
"Wait a minute!"
So Jeonghak said urgently and stepped forward. He knew what would happen to the servants if Mok Wigun took action.
"Then open the way before I take action."
"Alright. I'll do it."
Only then did So Jeonghak step forward and take action. As So Jeonghak moved forward, one guy rushed at him with a club. There was not much hesitation. Seeing that, he could guess what kind of position So Jeonghak had in this house.
Thwack!
It was one blow. The servant who had rushed in fell to the ground with a thud. So Jeonghak had lightly dodged and struck the back of his neck, knocking him out.
At that, the servants flinched a little. It seed they were a little scared after feeling the difference in skill.
"It seems these guys haven't heard the news yet. That the Zhongnan Sect is going to the main tournant of the Heavenly Martial Arts Assembly because of Jeonghak's performance."
At the words 'main tournant of the Heavenly Martial Arts Assembly', the servants were startled. He had already told the main wife, but it seed she hadn't announced it. Well, if she had told them, So Jeonghak would have received attention, so she must have thought it would not be good for the marriage talks.
"Are there a lot of masters here? To rush at soone who has properly learned from one of the Nine Great Sects like this?"
At Mok Wigun's words, the servants looked at each other. They had rushed at him with weapons like this because they had heard that So Jeonghak was nothing special. The Zhongnan Sect was a place that was going to ruin, and So Jeonghak was a nobody even there. It was what the main wife always said.
But when they experienced it, it was not so. Besides, didn't they say the Zhongnan Sect was going to the main tournant of the Heavenly Martial Arts Assembly? Would there be anyone with the status of a servant who would want to rush at one of the Nine Great Sects?
"Aren't you moving?"
When Mok Wigun shouted, they all threw away their weapons and ran away.
"Well. This house is also interesting. It would be hard to be so ignorant of one's place..."
Saying so, Mok Wigun put So Jeonghak in front and went inside. Inside, there was a splendid palanquin. In front of the place where he had talked with the main wife. And two n who looked like escort warriors were standing there.
They were on high alert, as if they had seen all the commotion at the gate. So Jeonghak approached the palanquin but hesitated there. It seed he couldn't easily open his mouth.
"What are you doing? You have to announce that you're here."
Mok Wigun pushed the hesitating So Jeonghak. At that, he reluctantly opened his mouth.
"It's Jeonghak. May I co in?"
At those words, the inside beca quiet for a mont, and then the main wife's voice was heard.
"I am in the middle of an important conversation with a guest, so please leave."
But if he was going to leave at that, why would he have co? But So Jeonghak hesitated. Mok Wigun poked So Jeonghak's side again. At that, So Jeonghak, as if he had made up his mind, spoke with determination.
"If it's related to the marriage talks, I think I also have the right to speak."
At that, the door opened.
"Yes. You are Lady Miryeong's older brother?"
A middle-aged man who looked like a toad. Ju Yeongbak looked at So Jeonghak with a greasy expression.
"I am So Jeonghak."
"Really? But what to do? I have no intention of talking to you."
Ju Yeongbak said so with a sly smile. So Jeonghak got angry and approached Ju Yeongbak. At that, two warriors blocked him. When he still tried to enter, one guy grabbed So Jeonghak's wrist.
"You cannot go."
It was then. Mok Wigun rushed like lightning and hit the back of the guy's head.
Thwack!
"Where do you think you're going, you insolent bastard?"
The warrior fainted. At that sight, Ju Yeongbak and the remaining escort warrior were startled. Ju Yeongbak was a person with a certain amount of money and power. In such a position, there are many enemies and many who are after you. So he was using quite skilled people as escort warriors.
If you are called a peak master in the martial world, you are a considerable expert. But such a person fainted in one blow. That ans the opponent is an incredible master.
"So there was a master here. I am Ju Yeongbak, who is in charge of this region."
Ju Yeongbak quickly stood up and introduced himself.
"I am Mok Wigun of the Demon Dragon Manor."
"Demon Dragon Manor?"
Ju Yeongbak and the escort warrior were startled once again. What kind of place was the Demon Dragon Manor? It was the protagonist of the recent Fla Pond monster incident that had shaken the world. The rumors of the Demon Dragon Manor that had spread in the martial world due to the handling of the single-horned great serpent and the human-faced spider were enormous.
Although the rumors of the martial world were often exaggerated, the evidence was very clear. The horn of the single-horned great serpent that was said to be at the Demon Dragon Manor. Everyone who saw it was astonished at its size. If the horn was that big, what was the actual size?
So they thought it was natural that the Demon Dragon Manor had virtually pacified the Chang'an area. With that much military power, what would be strange about it?
"So you were a great person. I wanted to et you soti."
Ju Yeongbak laughed loudly and ran out. At that sight, the main wife had a dumbfounded expression. Because she knew nothing about the Demon Dragon Manor and Mok Wigun.
"It's fate that we t like this, so may I treat you? I know a good place."
Ju Yeongbak grabbed Mok Wigun's hand. Mok Wigun lightly brushed it off and pulled his hand away. But Ju Yeongbak was not offended at all. Rather, he seed to have forgotten that he had co for the marriage talks and was completely engrossed in Mok Wigun.
Well, Mok Wigun was a big shot who had pacified the Chang'an area. It seed he thought that forming a connection with such a person was much more important than the marriage talks. But Mok Wigun had no intention of continuing to talk with him.
"I have sothing to do here with my friend, so it would be troubleso."
Mok Wigun said so and put his arm around So Jeonghak's shoulder. At that, Ju Yeongbak also approached So Jeonghak and spoke to him.
"My. So you were Manor Lord Mok's friend. If I had known earlier, sothing like what happened before would not have happened."
He said that the previous disregard was no big deal. At those words, Mok Wigun's expression completely changed.
"But how long are you going to be here? I think I just said that I have business in this house."
"Aigoo. You did. What a discourtesy."
Ju Yeongbak still apologized with a smiling face. Mok Wigun was also on special terms with the Chang'an magistrate. So it was natural for Ju Yeongbak to take a low posture.
"Let's go back for today."
Ju Yeongbak ordered the palanquin and then approached Mok Wigun once more and said.
"I will contact you. Please make ti for to serve you once."
"I don't know if I'll have ti."
Even though Mok Wigun was indifferent, Ju Yeongbak still smiled slyly and said he would contact him repeatedly. And then he left in the palanquin.
'It's so hard to educate one friend.'
Mok Wigun was very annoyed with the current situation. It wasn't a matter that should have been so complicatedly twisted. If it were him, he would have already trampled everything down coolly. But So Jeonghak couldn't do that yet.
'No. If possible, I should have him handle it himself.'
Only then can So Jeonghak grow. It's the sa as teaching martial arts. Even if he can't do it properly, you have to keep telling him and making him able to do it.
"Go and talk. I'll be resting for a bit."
So Jeonghak nodded and walked to the room where the main wife was. Lady Yu, who had a blank expression, had a difficult expression, but she let So Jeonghak into the room. And the door closed.
'If I've done that much, he'll handle it himself.'
Mok Wigun looked at the room for a mont and then moved his steps. Then he looked at his hands this way and that. And then he tilted his head.
"I need to have a talk about this."
Mok Wigun thought he should consult with Pyon Juksu.
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"Then are you going to give up on the marriage talks like this?"
At the masked person's question, Ju Yeongbak answered.
"Not a chance."
"But Mok Wigun is a person to be careful of."
"I know that too."
Ju Yeongbak smiled bitterly.
"His internal energy didn't seem to be much..."
When Ju Yeongbak had grabbed his hand, he had realized that the opponent's internal energy was not very high. But the masked person repeatedly emphasized that he should be careful.
"He is different from ordinary people."
"It seed so. It doesn't make sense to knock out an escort warrior with that much internal energy."
"So why don't you slowly wrap up the work here and move towards the imperial family?"
"I'll do that. Before that, I'll finish the marriage talks."
Ju Yeongbak said that Mok Wigun wouldn't be able to stay here forever, so he just had to wait a little.
"I need that child. So even if I move, it's better to take her with ."
"It would be better to just kidnap her."
Ju Yeongbak chuckled.
"Then it wouldn't be fun. I'll take care of it, so don't worry."
At the ti when the masked person and Ju Yeongbak were talking, Mok Wigun was with Pyon Juksu at So Jeonghak's house.
"So you're saying the feeling was similar to that guy who tried to assassinate you?"
"That's right."
Mok Wigun said, carefully recalling his mory.
"I didn't know at first, but sothing felt off. So when I thought about it, when he grabbed my hand, sothing was definitely different."
A dark and desolate feeling. It was very brief and faint, but he had definitely felt it.
"It seems he's a much higher master, seeing that it's harder to notice than the assassin."
"Really? In that case, I'll have to check it out."
He had expected that Pyon Juksu would co out like this if he brought it up. He wasn't a guy who would just let sothing like this go. Besides, Pyon Juksu knew the guy's energy more accurately than anyone else. Because he had even read the guy's mories.
And besides that, there was another reason why he had to check.
"And I think that guy is related to the guys the Sword Saint ntioned."
(End of Chapter)
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