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…

been a while since he felt this way. However, it

was an individual who was stronger

“Senior Sword Saint.”

aside the complicated thoughts and decided to take

of all, don’t chase the

“…What did you say?”

Saint’s

nice and

said to stop

scowled and his

falsely accused of

Saint stopped

“Ho.”

He then gasped.

figure him out at

for different reasons

Demon is

“…!”

Sword Saint’s eyes opened

“Ho.”

Saint let out a

with his palms and

that

the hell is up with

seeing the Sword Saint, whom he thought would

That is what

laughing

slowly became more

that was

the Sword Demon was involved

you mean

Ho shouted

to Huángshān with a Squad

room figured out what had happened after hearing the

said that the Sword Demon was involved with the

right. He also said that the Sky Sword would end up in

The Heavenly Demon.

was the leader of the Demon

basically a god in the Demon

that book had listed Choi Jung Soo, the Sword Demon, as a member of the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

it to me because the

Ho was silent for a moment

did not inform the Martial Arts Alliance

Sword Saint’s lips twisted as if he was wondering why

a chance for the name of our Namgung Clan to rise even higher, why would we inform

“Mm.”

Ho groaned. He then thought

of the

they definitely should have

Cult right now, but he ignored the other Five Great Clans and rushed over to Huángshān to hog the

the complaints building up inside

The Sword Saint continued.

wanted that Sky Sword

raised both hands in the

say that he is

Sword Saint giving

given the title of Sword Demon after defeating

like that, the Sword Saint had

glad that you are willing

Saint nodded his head at

nonchalantly commented

me find the Sword

“…What?”

us fight the Blood Cult

Sword Saint flinched and looked

Arts Alliance’s cooperation. Elder Ho, please have the Beggars’ Gang represent the Nine Sects One Gang and Senior Sword

Sword Saint’s

Cale smiled and commented before he

at least that much for the first benefactor in centuries,

He then added on.

Great Namgung Clan known for pursuing justice and cooperation? You need to step up in this kind of

He sounded calm.

terrible false charges of the Namgung Clan

Cale’s smile became thicker.

Saint realized that his plan to lean on Cale to stop all

to

a mountain

clenched his

calculations

Orthodox faction and give

“That sounds perfect.”

Cale smiled brightly.

Great War of

that what the Blood Cult is

“Yes, sir.”

that the times were flowing oddly. He thought about his son who recently said that they needed to stock up on supplies. He thought about his

“Senior.”

a nonchalant

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

Sword Saint’s lips curled

of the Imperial family, but has no issues bringing up the Namgung Clan’s Monarch Sword

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

back at the

along with

clenched as he

the Namgung

Demon Cult, Unorthodox faction,

something

sharp gaze headed

your true

appear

answered without any

“Messenger.”

‘An errand boy? No.’

Sword Saint thought of the other meaning of

who takes the souls of the dead to the afterlife. (TL: Remember, Messenger and grim reaper are homonyms in

The Sword Demon chuckled.

guess I better stay sharp if

say

Sword Saint

bring Tae Wi

Eunuch Wi slightly

a desert house nearby. We should be able to confirm and