Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 195

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As if he was sorry for missing the opportunity to introduce me because the elder of Kunlun was in a hurry, Ji-ryong slightly bowed his head toward me.

As the leader of this group, I should have been the first to introduce myself, but the timing was delayed due to the excitement of the Kunlun Sect elder.

“I was going to tell you that anyway. I have someone to introduce to you.”

“Huh? Who would you like to introduce?”

In response to the question from the Kunlun Sect elder, Jilong extended his hand toward us and introduced us one by one.

“This is the leader of our group, the eldest son of the Beast Palace, and the son-in-law of the Tang family, Xiaolong Xiaoxia. This is the Tang family’s Dang Hua-eun and the Beast Palace’s Elder Seol-pyo.”

“Huh? You’re saying that the Beast Palace and the Dangga came too!? It wasn’t just the Martial Arts Alliance that came?”

The Kunlun elders are surprised to hear our identities.

Hwa-eun and Seol took a step forward and gave him a prize.

My first impression wasn’t good, but what can I do?

I always say this, but people need to say hello.

“My name is Xiaolong, the son of the Beast Princess and the son-in-law of the Tang family.”

“I, Dang Hwa-eun, the daughter of the Sacheon Dang family, greet Elder Ji-ryun.”

“I am Seolpyo, the elder of the Beast Palace. Please be my father, Lady of the Beast Palace.”

After the greetings were over, the elder of Kunlun greeted me with a very happy expression and said,

“Oh, even the Tang family and the Beast Palace? I didn’t have much of a connection with the Tang family and the Beast Palace, but they came all the way to Qinghai to help us. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of Kunlun. I thank you for coming to Qinghai.”

The first impression wasn’t great because of the scent, but he was still a very polite person.

At the end of our greeting, Ji-ryong pointed to Cho and Bin-i and explained.

“And those children are spirits raised by the Sacheondang family, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“A spirit being raised in Sacheondangga?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Haha, I knew that Dangga raised poisonous creatures, but this kind of spirit creature.”

The elder of Kunlun looked at Cho and Bin with curious eyes as Ji-ryong continued his explanation.

But after a while he asked with a slightly worried expression.

“But you won’t harm people or eat animals, right? There’s a problem in the village right now, so if you want to bring it in······.”

‘No, what does that guy think of our daughters now!? His first impression wasn’t that good, but now he’s just like that!’

The image improved for a short while.

At Elder Kunlun’s question about how our daughters were wild beasts, a vein rose slightly from his temples.

Because the first impression was like that and the questions made me feel very uncomfortable.

But I guess it’s okay to worry about that.

That’s probably what an ordinary person would think when they see a giant raccoon.

‘This is a neighborhood that really needs a change in perception.’

He answered with a sense of mission that he must spread the companion poison culture not only in Sacheon Dangga but also in the Central Plains martial arts world.

“Those children are like my daughters, children I have raised since birth. They are no different from the sheep in the meadow, so you can rest assured.

Moreover, since they are spirits, they do not eat anything, and they are smart and do not attack people without reason.”

“Oh, a daughter? Are you talking about that big Goku?”

His eyes were filled with a hint of doubt even after explanation.

He called Cho and Bin in and greeted them right away.

In times like this, greetings are direct.

Anyone who sees a six or seven meter long fox greeting me will be convinced by my words.

Because it’s cute.

“Choya, Binya, should I greet the elders?”

Then, Cho and Bin, who had been at the back of the group, came forward and sat down on either side of me, then bowed their heads slightly.

-Tsurut.

-Tsrrrr.

As expected from a well-educated child, he gave a polite greeting.

The elder of Kunlun opened his eyes wide in surprise at the greeting between the two.

The other Kunlun disciples around him had the same expression.

“Haha, you understand human speech and even know how to greet people? Doesn’t it really look like a person?”

Is it just a greeting?

Honestly, I think our children are better than most people.

A phrase often said by people who had pets in their past lives.

Dogs are better than people. Cats are better than people. These are the children to whom these sayings apply.

‘Of course our kids are better than most people.’

“Yes, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Ah, I see. If you see something like that, and if the Tang family says something like that… Then, let’s go inside. I want to hear more detailed stories about the Blood Cult inside.”

“All right.”

There was a bit of a commotion when we arrived at the village entrance and had to ask Cho and Bin to allow us to enter again, but when the Kunlun elder said a word to the village chief, the worried village chief and the villagers were silent and allowed us to enter.

According to Ji-ryong, this place is quite remote, so the influence of the martial arts sect that even operates as a private police force is very strong?

The law was far, the fist was close, and so on.

“Don’t worry, I’ll guarantee it.”

“If the elder of Kunlun says so…

So we were allowed to enter, and as we entered the village under the gaze of the people, we could hear the murmurs of people around us.

“What, what the hell is that weird thing!?”

“Wukong is that big. Isn’t that strange?”

“It’s strange. It’s strange.”

And at that sound, I heard the voice of Hyang-i, who had been crying in my arms, asking a question.

-Churut? “Dad, what is this weird thing?”

‘What!? You didn’t even know what the word ‘monster’ meant?’

Judging from Hyang-i’s question, it seems that she doesn’t know exactly what Goei means, but since it doesn’t mean that it’s pretty, she just named it anyway.

If that’s the case, then there is still a chance.

I quickly explained to Hyang in my mind.

‘It’s called a monster, uh…. A monster, it means something like extremely cute and pretty?’

-Tsurut···. 『I don’t think so···.』

My answer made Hyang-i feel suspicious towards no one but her father.

‘No, the trust between a mother and a daughter···.’

***

This wasteland was mostly made up of red dirt, and the common shape of the buildings in this village was made by mixing the red dirt with the dry grass of the meadow.

A building made of clay, entered under the guidance of Elder Kunlun.

As soon as we sat down, I asked for a brief explanation of what had happened.

“Could you tell me more about what happened here?”

“Then, is it just something that happens every now and then? By the way, where should I start talking about this….”

The Kunlun elder clenched his chin and became lost in thought at my request.

At that moment, a young disciple of Kunlun named Taeheo, who was standing nearby, spoke up.

“Shouldn’t we assume that the affairs of the Western merchants began about four months ago?”

“Ah, that’s right. Tae-heo, what you said is right.”

The elder of Kunlun seemed to think about what had happened at that time for a moment after hearing Taeheo’s words, and then immediately began to explain.

“···About four months ago, a group of Western merchants arrived at Yumen Pass along the Silk Road and entered Qinghai via Dunhuang. It was quite a large group···.

Western merchants usually passed through Lanzhou before heading to other places, but they tried to pass through Xining and take the river to Chengdu in Sichuan.”

‘Is this the Silk Road I heard about in history class?’

I felt a little delighted at the mention of the Silk Road and listened to his explanation.

Then Elder Kunlun’s words continued.

“They followed the official route and arrived at Deoklinghe. You may not know this, but Deoklinghe is the closest capital to Kunlun Mountain.”

So, this means that Deokryunghap is a city within the sphere of influence of the Kunlun School.

As I nodded, Elder Kunlun continued his explanation.

“But the leader of those merchants arrived at Deokryunghap and came to see our Kunlun sect. He gave us quite a lot of alms… His request was only one.

While entering Cheonghae and coming to Deoknyeonghap, three camels and two merchants were lost, and they were asked to search for them.

“One of the lost merchants was said to be the son of the head of the upper class.”

“A search for a missing person?”

“That’s right. Putting aside the fact that you asked for alms, how could you just leave it alone when someone goes missing near Kunlun Mountain?

He immediately gathered his disciples and began a search. However, even after searching for several days, he could not find any trace of the missing person or camel.

But as I searched, I realized something strange.”

“Is there anything strange?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to the Kunlun elder when they heard that something was strange.

Then the elder of Kunlun nodded his head.

“Yes, it is not uncommon for people to go missing in the desert, but it only happens when the sandstorms blow.

It’s strange that someone went missing when it’s not even the season for sandstorms.

Moreover, it is strange that they disappeared one by one at night.

So at first I suspected bandits. I thought they might have kidnapped me at night. That happened a few times.”

“A beginner?”

As I tilted my head at the words I was hearing for the first time, I heard Hwa-eun’s explanation.

[Have you ever experienced bandits or thieves looting in the mountains before? Those who operate in fields like this are called bandits.]

‘So it’s a derivative of a thief?’

Because it is a place with poor public security, there are so many different types of thieves.

If you are active in the mountains, you are a bandit.

If you are active in the river, you will be in trouble.

I was dumbfounded by the saying that if you work in the fields, you are a herder.

It’s not like these thieves have any attributes, and their names are different depending on where they operate.

In order not to break the flow of conversation, I spoke as if I had just remembered what the enemy was.

“Ah···. That enemy.”

Then the elder of Kunlun nodded.

“So I cleared out all the bandits around and checked to see who did it. But none of them bothered the group of Western merchants.”

“What happened after that?”

“The head of the merchant who had asked us to do this headed to the Central Plains because the work was taking too long. He asked us to take good care of the body if we found it.

I guess he probably didn’t think I was alive.

In Kunlun, where he had left and we could not abandon our faith, we began to search not only the place where the Western merchants had disappeared, but also the surrounding area, and began to inquire about it.

But as we expanded our search area, surrounding nomadic tribes would report that their livestock or people had disappeared.

After that, I felt that something big must have happened, so I asked those with excellent tracking skills in Cheongseong to go after them, but because it was a desert, even they couldn’t do much…”

From here on out, we all know the story.

That would be the case, since it was a story I heard from the elder brother of Cheongseong.

“I heard the story from the elders of Cheongseong. Then, I guess I should tell you in detail why we came here this time. So, this is a story that all started from the Blood Cult······.”

As soon as he finished his explanation, he explained in detail why we came here.

Ji-ryong gave a rough explanation earlier, but you said you wanted to hear more details.

I’m talking about the fact that the Odokmun joined hands with the Blood Cult and that those Odokmun guys are doing something here.

“······This is what happened.”

“So, you’re saying that there are people called Odokmun who have joined hands with the Blood Cult, and that Odokmun people are doing something here, and that this incident might be related to that?”

“Yes. They are the kind of people who don’t hesitate to commit heinous acts, such as feeding people to spirits or poisonous creatures. As someone who raises spirits, I think they might be raising some kind of large spirit or poisonous creature in the desert.

“I’m talking about something big enough to eat a camel or a person.”

“Haha. Those guys are worse than animals!”

The Kunlun elders are once again enraged by my explanation.

He let out his anger and then asked me again in a cautious voice.

“Don’t you know what kind of spirit or poison it is?”

“Yes, I guess I’ll have to look into it now.”

“Hmm… I’m sorry to ask this as soon as we meet, but will it take a long time to find them?”

“How can you do that?”

His question sounded urgent as soon as I finished answering.

When I asked him again, tilting my head, he turned his gaze out of the village and said.

“Now, not only camels, but even sheep raised by nomadic tribes are disappearing by the dozen every night, and now almost all the cities and villages north of Qinghai have been swarmed by nomadic tribes.

Have you seen the sheep outside?

“There are too many sheep to be kept in one city or village. If this happens, the grass around there will soon run out and the sheep will start to die for lack of food.”

The sheep were a bit scattered all the way here, but when we arrived at the village, there were a lot of them, so that must be the reason.

For nomads, sheep were both property and food, so it was certainly a big deal.

‘So you’re saying we need to find it as quickly as possible?’

We don’t know the identity of the guy that eats camels and people, but if the Odokmun guys are involved, they would definitely be growing some kind of poison, and if it’s a desert, there aren’t many suspicious creatures.

There aren’t many poisonous creatures that live in the special environment of the desert.

So I nodded and answered.

“I’ll try to hurry up and do it. I’m an expert in this kind of thing.”

“specialty?”

I tried to explain to him what it meant to be an expert, but he heard my introduction before I did.

Hwa-eun explained with a smiling face.

“A specialist is a person or family that focuses solely on one thing. In our family, So-ryong is someone who has such extensive knowledge of poison that even they covet him. If this incident was caused by poison, So-ryong will definitely solve it.”

“Yes, if it were my brother, I’m sure he’d take care of it right away.”

A very clear introduction of who the wife is.

The proud Seol sister and Hwa-eun’s gaze poured into me.

Looking at those eyes, it felt like I had to call out the poison expert, Spicy Fabre, for the first time in a long while.

‘Just wait a minute. You damn fools! Then shall we take a look?’

Now that the introduction is over, I thought I should start by making a list based on the data.

I don’t know who he was, but he was in the palm of my hand.