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Taejonbirok Volume 5 Episode 17
Chapter 36: Wooden Man and Stone Heart (2)
“I don’t have a house number. Oh, do you have a house number?”
“There isn’t any.”
“Why don’t you have a badge?”
“I deleted it and threw it away.”
“……What does that mean?”
Wi Yeon-ho didn’t bother to explain. After five years in that damp cave, anything like a tree would inevitably rot away. However, there was no need to reveal his past to explain that.
“You can’t get through here without a pass…….”
“Get out of the way.”
Wi Yeon-ho grabbed Seomun Da-yeon and stepped forward.
"what?"
The manager looked at him and became angry.
“Even if you have a house number, I can’t let you in unless you can prove your identity as someone without a house number. If you want to go in alone, I’ll let you in.”
"wait a minute."
Wi Yeon-ho grabbed the manager's sleeve.
“This guy?”
The manager was furious. It was obvious that he was trying to corner him.
“Khuh-hum, if you have something to say, say it quickly. I’m busy!”
"huh?"
“This way!”
The manager started taking Wi Yeon-ho away instead.
"reel?"
The official who had taken Wi Yeon-ho to a place where no one could see him extended his hand.
“It’s ten cents.”
“Ten pennies?”
“Hurry up and get out of here! I’m busy too.”
“Oh, yes.”
Wi Yeon-ho took the object out of his bosom and placed it on the hand held out by the manager.
“What is so heavy…….”
The official who saw what was placed on his hand closed his mouth.
The official's face began to tremble as he saw the dazzlingly shining golden sword.
No, I don't think so.
No, it won't be.
But even so, isn't this a bit extreme?
However, the official who saw the pattern engraved on the sword just laughed.
“Hahaha, sir.”
“I think I’m younger?”
“What matters is your position, not the time you were born and raised?”
“It’s a good idea, but why did the person with such a good idea do this?”
“Can I just say one thing?”
"yes."
The manager said with a grin.
“……Please save me.”
“Ugh.”
Wi Yeon-ho shook his head as he left the city gate.
“I feel like I’m becoming an expert at this.”
Wi Yeon-ho, who had even taken out the emergency fund hidden in his manager's underwear, felt half joy and half discomfort.
It is something that can be tolerated to some extent that those who are suffering from low salaries and low pay are taking bribes, but once it is noticed, it cannot be left alone.
Normally, the property should have been confiscated and handed over to the government office to be punished, but they forgave him by confiscating the money he had, so this could not be considered anything other than a truly merciful act.
“What did you do?”
“There is something like that.”
Wi Yeon-ho waved his hands.
"hmm……."
Seomun Da-yeon quietly watched Wi Yeon-ho walking ahead.
'Where did this guy come from?'
It's really strange when you think about it.
He was unusually inactive for his age, had an eccentric personality that was so strangely unknown until now, and even had the ability to subdue a nagging manager.
It's strange that people like this aren't known, for better or worse.
“What did you say the name of the spring manager was?”
“Please write the character above, Jeong Ja.”
“Um, right… Jeonghyeopgeom?”
“I told you last time, didn’t I?”
Seomun Dayeon's pupil caused an earthquake.
Now that I think about it, I vaguely remember hearing something like that. But at the time, I was surrounded by Mines, so how could I possibly hear what Wei Yanho was saying in that situation?
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“Then, is Sohyeop from Guangdongwei?”
"yes."
“Then what about the Cheokmageom Wisanho?”
“He’s my brother.”
"ah……."
Seomun Da-yeon looked at Wi Yeon-ho with surprised eyes.
I don't know about anything else, but now I understand why he is so inactive at his age.
It's only natural if he's the younger brother of Wisanho.
Wasn't it Wisanho who took first place in Jamryongmugwan with an achievement that terrified his peers?
Although he is now called the son of the Zhengxia Sword, it is said that in ten more years, the Zhengxia Sword will be called the father of the Chuma Sword. Considering the position that the Zhengxia Sword holds in the martial arts world, it could be said that this was an unprecedented evaluation.
“Ah, Sohyeop was the younger brother of Prince Wei.”
“Do you know my brother?”
“It’s motivation.”
“Then, you’re my sister?”
Seomun Da-yeon waved her hand.
“No. The Jamryongmuwon is not a place where you enter in order of age, so even if you’re in the same class, your age is different.”
“Then how old are you, sister?”
“…….”
Even if he was a strong man, it was rude to ask a woman's age and name. However, seeing no malice in Wei Yanhu's eyes, she answered obediently.
“Now here are the terms and conditions.”
“Then it’s your sister.”
The veins on Seomun Da-yeon's forehead rose.
Now, they say it's a contract, but what does that old maid look like?
Of course, by normal standards, she was at an age where it wouldn't be strange to have two children, but she was a strong person.
It was generally accepted as customary for Kang Ho-in to marry a little late.
“Aren’t you getting married?”
“Why, why why! Why do you care about me getting married?”
“Because I feel like I’m getting older.”
“I, I’ll take care of it!”
Seomun Da-yeon's face suddenly turned red.
Does this man not know shame?
“It doesn’t matter…….”
Seomun Da-yeon was at a loss for what to do with her embarrassment, but Wi Yeon-ho had already turned his attention away from her.
Now that I think about it, if that incident hadn't happened back then, he would have entered the Jamryongmu-gwan as well.
It's become a memory now, but hearing the name again makes me curious about what kind of place it is.
“It’s over there.”
But before I could ask, Seomun Dayeon pointed to one side.
It was a fairly large looking estate.
“That’s the Jeongmu Alliance’s Sinyang branch.”
“Does an organization like the Political Alliance also need branches?”
“Yes. The Jeongmu Alliance is the coordinator. But if everyone gathers in Luoyang, how can we coordinate quickly? When there is something going on in the sects, the principle is that the branch offices handle it first.”
“Huh.”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded as if he understood.
Seomun Da-yeon ran to the branch office door with a bright face, as if she could finally rest.
“Are you there? Are you there?”
“Just a moment.”
"yes?"
Wi Yeon-ho grabbed Seomun Da-yeon and quietly looked inside the branch.
“How many people are there in the branch?”
“Well? Even if we can’t do it, there must be a hundred people.”
“It seems like there’s no one inside?”
“……Huh? That can’t be possible?”
“Oh, no. There’s one. He’s coming out now.”
"yes?"
Seomun Da-yeon wondered what on earth Wi Yeon-ho was talking about, but soon after, she felt a noise from inside and the front door opened with a squeak.
“What brings you here?”
When the middle-aged man who appeared outside the front gate asked, Seomun Da-yeon slightly lowered her head and opened her mouth.
“I am Seomun Da-yeon from the Sungcheon Jeongmu Alliance’s Biyeon Gak.”
“Oh, yes.”
The man looked Seomun Dayeon up and down.
“What's going on?”
Since I didn't provide any proof of identity, people didn't seem to believe me.
“I captured Mine.”
“Did you say mine?”
“Yes. I captured a mine nearby, but it’s difficult for me to send it to the main camp alone, so I came here to ask for help from the branch.”
“Um, I know what you mean, but…….”
The man looked at Wi Yeon-ho, Seo Mun-da-yeon, and Gwak Hwan, who was hanging over Seo Mun-da-yeon's shoulder, with an embarrassed expression, and then sighed.
“Even if that’s true, I don’t think I can help you right now.”
“Yes? Why? Isn’t this the Sinyang branch of the Jeongmu Alliance?”
“That’s true, but we don’t have any staff right now.”
“……There are no people?”
As far as she knew, the Xinyang branch was by no means a small branch. Although it was close to Luoyang, it was a place that oversaw the surrounding area, so hundreds of people were always living there. It was strange that there were no people in such a place.
“Are you sure you are a non-member of the non-religious group?”
“I lost my badge during the fierce battle and have no way to prove it. If you ask me about the blind, can I prove it by answering your questions?”
“That’s a good idea.”
After a few questions and answers, the man nodded.
“That seems right. Please come inside first.”
"yes."
“But what about this side?”
“You are the one who helped me catch mine.”
The man looked Wei Yanhu up and down and then turned around again.
“Come in.”
As I entered the gate, an empty manor came into view. It was eerie to see such a large manor without any signs of life.
“This way.”
The man guided the two into the guest room.
As we sat down in the guest room, a man who had brought out tea introduced himself as he sat across from us.
“My name is Gongsun Hyung, and I am in charge of the cabinet of the Shin Yang branch of the Sungcheon Jeongmu League.”
“Oh, you are a very polite person. I have heard many things from you.”
“Hahaha, I know it’s not a great name to be known to the whole world.”
Only after we had shown mutual humility could we have a proper conversation.
“But where did all the people go?”
“Well, before that…….”
Gongsunhyung suddenly got up from his seat, went somewhere to get a thick iron rope, and began to wrap it tightly around Gwak-hwan. After tying up all his arms and legs and putting a gag in his mouth, he sat back down as if he was relieved.
“If mine is right, this is also not enough.”
"yes."
“How on earth did you manage to capture Mine? If you’re Mine, then your martial arts skills must be extraordinary.”
“It wasn’t me, it was this person who caught it.”
“This person?”
Gongsun Hyung looked at Wi Yeon-ho carefully once more, then looked at Seomun Dayeon again with an uneasy expression.
'It must be hard to believe.'
If you say that that man, with his face like a sick chicken and dozing off, had beaten up Mine, no one would believe it.
But what can we do, since it is the truth?
“Ahem, I see.”
Fortunately, Gongsonhyung let it go by saying, 'There must have been some unspeakable circumstances.'
“This has become a long story. By the way, what on earth is going on that the branch is empty?”
“Didn't you hear?”
"yes?"
“The rumor has spread all over the area, but you didn’t hear it until you came here?”
“You came so quickly…….”
In fact, it is true that I was so embarrassed that I covered my ears and eyes and didn't have the energy to care about what other people thought.
“Then I guess you don’t know. In fact, there is a strange rumor going around here right now.”
“……Huh? That’s a strange rumor.”
“It’s a pretty absurd rumor, but…….”
Gongsunhyung said with a serious face.
“Rumors are going around that the ancestor’s Eugene has been discovered.”
“Predecessors?”
Seomun Da-yeon's face hardened.
“So, are you saying that just because one emergency appeared, everyone in the branch rushed there? People who supposedly work at the branch of the Sungchun Jeongmu Alliance?”
Anger rose up on her face, but Gongsunhyung answered calmly.
“Of course you may not understand, but if you knew what the emergency was, you wouldn’t be so calm.”
“……What is it?”
Gongsunhyung answered with shining eyes.
“I am Eugene of the Sword Emperor.”