Absolute Regression Chapter 471

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carriage passed through Chongqing and headed to Shaanxi.

Since I was moving with Geum A-rin, I decided to stop by the note that the Galaxy Leader gave me as a reward on my way back.

“Aren’t you curious about what’s in there?”

Despite Geommu-geuk’s question, Geom Woo-jin simply looked out the window as if he had no interest at all.

“Please give me thirty chances to choose!”

At the word thirty times, Geum Woo-jin turned his head and looked at his son.

“I thought I should call around here first so I could get three later.”

I saw the sword dance. My father hesitated whether to raise the corners of his mouth or not. Yeah, I guess he’ll give me three.

Geommugeuk followed his father’s gaze and looked out the window.

“How long has it been since you moved to Chongqing?”

“It’s been a while.”

Geom Woo-jin thought of the past Jung-gyeong, and Geom Woo-geuk thought of the future Jung-gyeong. Geom Woo-jin had been here with Kwon-ma a long time ago, and Geom Woo-geuk had wandered here in search of great law materials.

At that moment, Geum Woo-jin looked at the guest house in front of him and said.

“Let’s rest there today.”

Hui answered his father’s words.

“All right.”

Up until now, my father had silently followed the schedule led by Hwi and Im Hyeok. He would go to the guest house when he could, and go camping when he could.

But today, I was the first to suggest that we rest at that inn.

After sending a message to Geum A-rin’s carriage that was running ahead, Hwi pulled the carriage over to the guest house.

The sword dance was curious. Did he have any meaningful memories here before? Maybe the inn owner would remember my father. He would be grateful for his help back then.

But that didn’t happen.

‘Then why did you ask me to stay here?’

After unpacking, Geom Woo-jin took Hwi out. He did not take Geom Mu-geuk with him.

“You wait.”

“Please take me too. Where are you two going?”

“You don’t have to know.”

With only these questions left, Geum Woo-jin and Hwi left the inn.

After the two walked for a while, Geum Woo-jin asked softly.

“Here?”

Hwi asked with a surprised expression at Geum Woo-jin’s question.

“Did you know?”

Geum Woo-jin nodded. This was Hwi’s hometown. Hwi himself had no idea that the leader knew that this was his hometown and had asked them to stop here.

“I left when I was young and I have no feelings about it. I left right after my parents passed away.”

“But I should stop by since I’m passing by. Where is your hometown?”

“There is a mountain village over that hill.”

Geum Woo-jin took the first step, and Hwi followed him quietly.

I was surprised that the leader remembered his hometown, and even more surprised that he stopped there and went with them like this.

‘The pastor has really changed.’

It was Hwi who had been watching him more closely than anyone else beside Geumwoojin. The leader was a man of deep feelings, but he was not the type to express himself like this. Hwi knew better than anyone where this change came from.

Hwi thought of the sword dance. It was the little cult leader who had been pushing him to take his time throughout this journey.

-Why are you doing this?

―There’s a wave of change happening at our school these days, isn’t there? I’m sure you’re trying to get caught up in it too.

Yes, I know better than anyone what that change is. That’s why I was able to ask.

―Where is this change leading us?

The leader who created so many changes answered like this.

-I don’t know either.

When I heard that he didn’t know, I felt relieved instead.

So the two arrived at the place where Hwi was born.

Surprisingly, the house was still there, but other people were living there.

No one remembered Hwi. It would be stranger to remember the boy who left the village when he was young, and to remember him who returned as a middle-aged warrior.

Although he said he had no feelings about his hometown, it wasn’t the house he lived in.

I was reminded of my childhood and was lost in memories.

What I particularly remember is when I was playing with my friends in the alley in front of my house, my mother would call out to me to eat. I vaguely remember the children scattering one by one and running back home.

After looking around the house and the alley in front of the house for a while, the two ate noodles together at a small noodle restaurant in the village.

The sword dance movement tells itself that it must change, change, but it has already changed a lot. Isn’t it because it is sitting in the same place as the leader and eating noodles?

After eating a bowl of noodles in silence, the two returned to the inn.

There was no special conversation. However, Hwi was able to feel Geum Woo-jin’s feelings just from this. It was the leader’s way of showing that he cared for her.

At the entrance to the guest house, Hwi said.

“Thank you.”

Then Geom Woo-jin answered.

“I am the one who should be thankful.”

It was always Geumwoojin’s heart for the person who protected him. Now, he started expressing it to the person closest to him.

At that time, Geommu-geuk was practicing martial arts using the Time-Space Transference Technique. He focused on practicing martial arts whenever he had time on his way here.

I always thought that my strength was not in my diet but in my relationships with people, but that was something I could only do when I could block the attacks of enemies flying at me. Because in order for the days I spent with people to shine, I had to sweat like blood at night.

That’s why the nights of the sword dance were long.

* * *

The carriage ran and ran until it finally arrived at the Jinlong Family in Shaanxi.

The sword dance said goodbye to his father at a place where the Sega building could be seen in the distance.

“I will go first with the scouts.”

It was judged that there was no need to go to Geumryongsega with my father from the beginning.

“Wouldn’t the main character usually appear later?”

No matter how hard I try to hide it, how can I hide my father’s presence?

Moreover, since you don’t know how Segaju will react, it would be wise to go alone and check out the atmosphere.

Geum Woo-jin also guessed his son’s intentions and accepted them obediently. In addition, he had to receive reports from Tongcheon-gak and take care of the piling up work.

“Don’t wait at the entrance.”

The Cheonmasingyo’s home is not far away, so they will be able to come quickly if you need help.

“I will send a message.”

The carriage carrying my father departed in the opposite direction.

Geommugeuk joined Geum Arin’s carriage.

Geum A-rin was about to say that it would be better for the two of them to go together, but stopped herself. Trust me, trust this person. He must have a reason.

The carriage arrived at the entrance of Geumryongsega.

Above the magnificent gate was a golden signboard with powerful handwriting that looked like a dragon sweeping in flight.

The gate opened and the carriage pulled in.

Those guarding the entrance were as imposing as the warriors of the Muga clan, and had well-trained eyes.

The large courtyard, flower garden, and pond spread out inside the main gate were harmoniously and beautifully decorated. The buildings were magnificent, and golden dragons symbolizing the Geumryongse family were carved everywhere.

There were many intentions to overwhelm those who entered, but they were not effective against Geommugeuk, who had grown up seeing the giant evil spirit statue of Cheonmasingyo.

As the battle drew closer, Geum A-rin seemed to become more and more nervous.

“Are you nervous?”

Geum A-rin nodded in agreement to Geommu-geuk’s question. Now was not the time to hide her emotions, but to prepare for her father’s reaction.

“Your father might scold you.”

“Don’t worry about that. I’m more knowledgeable than anyone when it comes to the ‘scary father’ part.”

“That’s not what I meant!”

Are you really not worried? How can you be so calm?

The second, Geum Ah-jong, who arrived first in front of the Gajujeon, was waiting.

“Are you here?”

Having clearly misunderstood the true nature of the Geommu Theater, he watched it with a different mind than before.

‘You swindler! The cute guy who will change my fate!’

His heart was filled with the desire to quickly connect this swindler with his brother and ruin his brother.

“Wasn’t the road difficult?”

“It was okay.”

“Let’s have a drink later when you have time. Since you are a guest at my parents’ house, I will treat you.”

“Let’s do that.”

The Geommugeuk readily accepted his offer.

After saying goodbye to Geum Ah-jong, Geommu-geuk and Geum Ah-rin entered the house.

Geum A-rin said as she walked down the hallway.

“It’s suspicious.”

“What are you talking about?”

“There’s no way my brother would be kind to you. He’s being too kind to you right now.”

She was definitely quick-witted.

“There’s no harm in becoming friends, right?”

“You saw it just now. A person who has a bad side if you become close to him.”

So the two people entered the house.

The owner, Geumcheonbang, was waiting there.

Unlike the usual giants who have good impressions and good looks, Geumcheonbang has a small body and a slightly nervous appearance. Fortunately, Geum Arin and Geum Ajong resemble their mothers.

With this impression, the Geumryongse family was ranked among the top five in the Central Plains, so it could be said that his abilities were even greater.

Geum A-rin thought that her father might scold her the moment he saw her, but surprisingly, her father was calm.

“I’m back, father.”

“Are you here?”

Geumcheonbang’s gaze turned towards Geommugeuk.

“It’s called Seodopa’s sword smoke.”

When I greeted him politely and gave him a round of applause, Geumcheonbang also greeted me gently.

“Nice to meet you.”

Geum A-rin felt even more nervous as she watched her father smile while watching the sword dance. He was not the type of person to smile like that at someone who had taken two million nyang.

Moreover, this man’s father and uncle did not come with him. In other words, it could be thought that he had eaten two million nyang and sent a young man instead.

But my father didn’t show any unpleasant feelings at all. So I was rather anxious. It was the same for my brother and my father. It was an unexpected sight.

“I heard the story. You decided to help our little girl?”

“Yes.”

“My daughter has a good eye for people.”

“It seems certain that you chose me.”

Geumcheonbang accepted even the jokes of Geommu-geuk with a smile.

“But I heard there were three people?”

“Father and uncle have a place to stop by for a bit, so they will come later.”

“I see.”

This was precisely why Geumcheonbang was cautious.

‘So the owner of the Milky Way came to meet these people in person?’

He knows better than anyone where the Galaxy Leader is located. He is the one who calls anyone to where he is.

If he had moved himself, he would have definitely been a special person.

Indeed, as if to prove it, they were the ones who fearlessly broke the contract they had made with them and made a new contract with their daughter.

‘How great is your skill?’

Geommugeuk was also watching him closely.

Because Geommugeuk thought that the key to this incident was this Geumcheonbang.

‘Do you know who your money goes to?’

That’s how we ended our exploration of each other.

The first person to speak was Geumcheonbang.

“I am a merchant. My principle is to buy things at a fair price and sell things at a fair price.”

That kind of person was running a secret organization and trying to absorb the Ju family?

“You must have had such great principles to have accomplished such a great undertaking.”

“Thank you for saying so. By the way, can I ask you a favor?”

It meant that since he had received two million nyang, he should pay his fair share.

“What can I ask you?”

“The Golden Dragons make a lot of deals. Even as I speak to you, there must be a deal happening somewhere. There are good deals, but there are also bad deals. There are many places that cause us great harm and ignore us. Among them, there is one place that has been harassing us for a long time.”

Geumcheonbang narrowed his eyes as he looked at Geommugeuk.

“Can you go there and collect the money?”

“Who are those shameless guys?”

Geumcheonbang sighed as if pretending to answer.

“It’s called Baekseonbang (百仙幫).”

Baekseonbang. It is called a place where a hundred immortals gather, but if it were a place where such people really gathered, it wouldn’t have been named that in the first place.

Baekseonbang was truly a den of evil spirits. Geommugeuk knew about them too.

Geum A-rin could now understand why her father had been so kind. He didn’t want to end it by getting angry and yelling.

‘You’re trying to kill this guy.’

Baek Seon Bang was not only a long-time headache for the Geumryong family, but he was also an extremely evil and dangerous being.

The Golden Dragons themselves had not yet received the money they had extorted from them. Asking them to collect it from them was a request that contained more than just a test of their skills.

“Father, leaving that job to me… … .”

At that moment, Geumcheonbang looked at her with cold eyes. Geum Arin couldn’t continue speaking. She could feel how angry her father was.

On the other hand, the sword dance was leisurely.

“How much money do I have to receive?”

“The amount of money that had been accumulating for a long time had now reached three million nyang.”

It should be seen as money that was taken from them under various pretexts. It was money that they didn’t even realize they had borrowed, so it was impossible to receive it. Baekseonbang was full of masters, and they were at the peak of their viciousness.

Geumcheonbang was curious about how Geommugeuk would react.

‘Will you accept this situation?’

This was a kind of test and a provocation to see how they would react.

Geum A-rin sent an urgent message to Geommu-geuk.

– I refuse! Even you can’t deal with them!

I put everything on the line for this guy. I couldn’t lose him like this. I had to stop him even if it meant throwing my body at him.

Of course, Geommugeuk was not someone who moved as she wished.

-What did I say when you asked me to make you your successor?

The question that Geommugeuk had asked came to mind.

How much can you trust me?

Even so, why are you making me take this test already?

While she hesitated to answer, Geommugeuk’s answer came first.

“I’ll take it.”

Geumcheonbang smiled strangely.

‘You’re doing this? Did you make this decision without knowing who Baek Seon-bang is? Or did you make this decision knowing who he is?’

Of course, it was a drama that could not easily accept such a request.

“Then how much will you give me in return?”

“what?”

Geommugeuk calmly explained to the surprised Geumcheonbang.

“I am not your subordinate, but I am the one who has joined hands with the gold lady here. Now that I am doing what my leader has ordered me to do, I should naturally receive a proper reward. Was my request wrong?”

Geumcheonbang couldn’t refute it. It was true. Strictly speaking, he wasn’t a subordinate he had hired.

But after receiving two million nyang, he asked for more money? It would have been an outrageous request, but the current situation was special.

“How much do you want?”

“You said it’s been a long time since you received the money, so it must be a bad debt. You probably thought you wouldn’t receive it anyway. Since the head of the household didn’t receive it, they must be that dangerous.”

After laying various groundwork, Geommugeuk made a grand move.

“I’ll have to take half.”

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