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…

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

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

“Senior Sword Saint.”

and decided to take a simple

of all, don’t chase the Sword

“…What did you say?”

Sword Saint’s face

nice and repeated

said to stop chasing the Sword

instantly scowled and his

entire Heavenly Guardians will soon arrive! Even if the Namgung Clan is falsely accused of being involved with the

Sword Saint stopped talking

“Ho.”

He then gasped.

figure him out at

that the Sword Saint was difficult to handle for different reasons

Sword Demon is

“…!”

Sword Saint’s eyes

“Ho.”

out a deep

his knees with his palms and let out a

see, that makes

hell is up with

felt odd seeing the Sword Saint, whom he thought would get

That is what

laughing out

expression slowly became

looked at the face that was becoming even more emotionless

reported that the Sword Demon was

do you mean by

Ho shouted

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

the room figured out what had happened after

Tae Wi said that the Sword

the Sky Sword would end up

The Heavenly Demon.

leader of the

a

Tae Wi brought a book from the Demon Cult as proof and that book had listed Choi Jung Soo, the Sword Demon, as a member of the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

fabricate such evidence and show it to me because the

for a moment

did not inform

lips twisted as if he

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

“Mm.”

groaned. He then thought to

expected of the Namgung Clan

knew the Demon Cult was involved, they definitely should have contacted the Martial Arts Alliance so that everybody could

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

complaints

The Sword Saint continued.

Sky Sword

hands in the

will stop as you say that he is

already the Sword Saint giving a

given the title of Sword Demon after

target like that,

are

Sword Saint nodded his head

then nonchalantly

help me

“…What?”

us fight the Blood Cult for a bit too.

Sword Saint flinched and

have the Beggars’ Gang represent the Nine Sects One Gang and Senior Sword Saint, please have the Namgung Clan represent the Five Great Clans

Saint’s mouth

Cale smiled and commented before he could say

will do at least that much for the first benefactor

He then added on.

Clan. Isn’t the Great Namgung Clan known for pursuing justice and cooperation? You need to step up in this kind

He sounded calm.

the way to prevent the extremely terrible false charges of the Namgung Clan being the hands and feet of the Blood Cult. Don’t

Cale’s smile became thicker.

Cale to stop all of the rumors had been found

forward to the

is a mountain

clenched

calculations

the leader of the Orthodox faction and give our everything to all issues related

“That sounds perfect.”

Cale smiled brightly.

stop the Great War of

what the Blood Cult

“Yes, sir.”

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

“Senior.”

nonchalant voice

of the Orthodox faction for once? Wouldn’t that

of the Sword Saint’s

but has

Imperial family hated the name of the Namgung Clan’s sword arts. It was because it

Saint looked right back at

along with our benefactor’s

Ho’s fists clenched as he heard

the Namgung Clan into

against each other for power, but now that the Namgung Clan has agreed to lead the way to fight against the Demon Cult, Unorthodox faction, and the Blood Cult… It was basically established fact that the Five Great Clans would be moving

is something I am curious

Sword Saint’s sharp gaze headed toward

your true

a smile appear on young master Kim’s

Kim answered without any

“Messenger.”

‘An errand boy? No.’

Sword Saint thought of the other

takes the souls of the dead to the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

I better stay sharp if I don’t want my

did not say anything

Saint

bring Tae

Wi slightly bowed toward

have purchased a desert house nearby. We should be able