Trash of the Count's Family

“Yes, yes. You are indeed our benefactor.”

The Sword Saint mumbled to himself.

“Hmm… The benefactor of the Namgung Clan.”

He then nodded his head over and over again. He did that while not looking at Cale but up in the air.

‘Is this really okay?’

Cale wanted to ask Chief Eunuch Wi, the Central Plains expert. Unfortunately, he could use neither magic nor sound transmission.

He had no way to stealthily ask.

‘…Ah, whatever.’

Cale decided to not worry about it.

‘Yeah, it’s not like they are going to kill their benefactor.’

The Sword Saint’s vicious gaze from earlier was not filled with killing intent. He just felt oddly suspicious about the situation.

It was at that moment.

– As expected, you were drawing a big picture, young master Kim!

He heard Chief Eunuch Wi’s significantly happy sound transmission.

– I thought you were just going to have a cooperative relationship for shared interests, but benefactor, that is a great relationship! For generations, the Namgung Clan has treated their benefactors like members of their main branch. Now that you have been accepted as their benefactor, the Namgung Clan will treat you the way they treat the eldest senior of the family!

‘…Hmm?’

– Furthermore, as the Sword Saint’s benefactor, young master-nim, the Namgung Clan will treat you at minimum how they treat the Sword Saint, if not even better. This, this is very good!

‘…Hmm? …Uh… This… Is different from what I was thinking…?’

Cale made eye contact with Sui Khan. The team leader was shaking his head from side to side.

Cale suddenly recalled what Sui Khan had said to him.

The team leader definitely told Cale that there would be differences between the Central Plains that Cale knew and the Central Plains they were in.

In the wuxia novels that Cale knew, the Tang Clan of Sichuan was known for being thorough with their favors and grudges.

That Clan was usually skilled in poison and dagger arts.

They were a clan that frequently appeared in the novels alongside the Namgung Clan and the Zhuge Clan as part of the Five Great Clans.

‘Is it possible that in this world the Namgung Clan is at the Tang Clan’s level of focus on favors and grudges? Did… I make a mistake?’

Cale could not look at the Sword Saint, whose eyes seemed to be glowing.

The Sword Saint didn’t care as he continued to smile unlike before.

“Yes, what is it that our benefactor wants?”

The Sword Saint instantly changed to addressing Cale as ‘our benefactor.’

‘Is it okay for it to change so fast?’

Cale felt as if cold sweat would drip down his back.

However, he maintained his calm.

He then thought to himself. He debated how to respond.

‘Mmm.’

The Sword Saint looked at Cale and gulped internally.

‘He’s calm.’

The Namgung Clan had not had a benefactor for centuries.

The reason was simple.

As the Namgung Clan had made up their mind to stand at the peak of the Orthodox faction… They could be someone’s benefactor, but they had no plans to serve anybody as their benefactor.

And that thought had become the Namgung Clan’s attitude and mindset. That was the reason that the Namgung Clan was by far the strongest of the Five Great Clans in the current Martial Arts world. The Martial Arts Alliance and even the Unorthodox faction and the Demon Cult did not dare to wrong the Namgung Clan.

Maybe that was the reason.

‘We were too arrogant.’

That was how a gap for the Blood Cult to dig into had appeared.

‘I did not want to break our centuries of having no benefactors in my generation, with my own hands.’

However, the situation had changed.

‘Young master Kim.’

He didn’t even know this guy’s full alias.

He had absolutely no idea about this guy’s real name.

‘However, taking this guy as our benefactor means that there is a good chance that there won’t be a big issue even if people find out that a living jiangshi and the Blood Cult are mixed in with the Namgung Clan.’

This eldest senior of the Imperial family…

Someone whose martial arts seems to be in the Nature Realm…

Furthermore, that aura that seemed to rule over everything…

He was certain that this person would take care of the issues of the Blood Cult.

‘As long as this person remains a benefactor of the Namgung Clan, there will not be excessive reprimands toward the Namgung Clan.’

Honestly speaking, if Namgung Tae Wi was a living jiangshi, then the Namgung Clan was the victim.

However, reality was not like that.

There would be people who would fault the Namgung Clan for not taking care of their family properly.

The Martial Arts world was that kind of battlefield where you ate or got eaten.

“Haaaaa.”

Young master Kim sighed at that moment.

The Sword Saint sat up straight. The cracked chair squeaked.

‘I tensed up?’

He finally realized that he was tense.

This guy’s judgment could change the future of the Namgung Clan. His heart couldn’t help but beat wildly.

This sense of powerlessness…

while since he felt

Sword Saint feel such emotions was an individual who was stronger than the Sword Saint’s wildest

“Senior Sword Saint.”

brushed aside the complicated thoughts and decided to

all, don’t chase the Sword Demon

“…What did you say?”

Saint’s face

was nice and repeated

stop chasing the Sword

Saint instantly scowled and

will soon arrive! Even if the Namgung Clan is falsely accused of being involved with the Blood Cult,

stopped talking

“Ho.”

He then gasped.

figure him

was difficult to handle for different reasons than the

is my close

“…!”

Sword Saint’s

“Ho.”

Sword Saint let out a deep

with his palms and let out

that makes

hell is up with this old

felt odd seeing the Sword Saint, whom he thought would

That is what

laughing

expression slowly became more

Sword Saint looked at the face that was becoming even more

Guardians reported that the Sword Demon was involved with the

what do you mean

shouted

was why I rushed here to Huángshān with a Squad Leader of the

room figured out what had happened after hearing the Sword Saint’s low

Sword Demon was involved with the Demon

also said that the Sky Sword

The Heavenly Demon.

the leader of the Demon

a god

Tae Wi brought a book from the Demon Cult as proof and that book had listed Choi Jung

The Sword Demon chuckled.

evidence and show it to me because the Blood

silent for a moment before

why is it that you did not

corners of the Sword Saint’s lips twisted as if he was wondering why Elder

Clan to rise even higher, why would we inform the

“Mm.”

Ho groaned. He then thought

the Namgung

should have contacted the Martial Arts Alliance

was a standoff between the Kunlun Sect and the Demon Cult right now, but he ignored the other Five Great Clans

Ho suppressed the complaints building

The Sword Saint continued.

course, I wanted that Sky Sword martial

both hands

I will stop as you say that

the Sword Saint giving

the title of Sword Demon

give up on such a target like that, the Sword Saint had

that you are

Sword Saint nodded his head at

then nonchalantly commented

help me find

“…What?”

also need to help us fight the Blood Cult for a bit too.

Sword Saint flinched

cooperation. Elder Ho, please have the Beggars’ Gang represent the Nine Sects

Saint’s mouth

and commented before he could say

least that much for the first

He then added on.

to the Namgung Clan. Isn’t the Great Namgung Clan known for pursuing justice and cooperation? You need

He sounded calm.

to prevent the extremely terrible false charges of the Namgung

Cale’s smile became thicker.

on Cale

forward to the Namgung

mountain after a

Saint clenched his

the calculations were

Namgung Clan will be the leader of the Orthodox faction and give our everything to all issues related to the

“That sounds perfect.”

Cale smiled brightly.

stop the Great War of

the Blood

“Yes, sir.”

He thought about his son who recently said that they needed to stock up on supplies. He thought about his eldest son,

“Senior.”

heard a nonchalant

hero of the Orthodox faction for once? Wouldn’t that truly be fitting of

Sword Saint’s lips curled up

is a member of the Imperial family, but has no issues bringing up the Namgung Clan’s

hated the name of the Namgung Clan’s sword arts. It was because it had the word, ‘Monarch,’ in

at the eyes looking at him and

play along

Ho’s fists clenched

pulled the Namgung

has agreed to lead the way to fight against the Demon Cult, Unorthodox faction, and the Blood Cult… It was basically established

is something I am

sharp

your true

a smile appear on young

Kim answered without

“Messenger.”

‘An errand boy? No.’

Sword Saint thought of the other meaning of that

the afterlife. (TL: Remember,

The Sword Demon chuckled.

I better stay sharp if I don’t

not say

Sword Saint

will bring Tae Wi

Eunuch Wi slightly bowed

desert house nearby. We should be able to confirm