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…

had been a while since he felt this way.

emotions was an individual who was

“Senior Sword Saint.”

thoughts and

don’t chase the

“…What did you say?”

Sword Saint’s face

nice and repeated

to stop chasing

scowled and his

soon arrive! Even if the Namgung Clan is falsely accused of being involved with the Blood Cult, I cannot give up chasing

Saint stopped talking

“Ho.”

He then gasped.

figure him

the Sword Saint was difficult to handle for different reasons than the

Demon is my

“…!”

Sword Saint’s eyes opened

“Ho.”

let out a

his knees with his

see, that makes

the hell is up with this old

he thought would get angry or emotional toward him, suddenly start

That is

laughing out

slowly became

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

Ho shouted

with

the room figured out what had happened after hearing the Sword

Sword Demon was involved

that the Sky Sword

The Heavenly Demon.

leader of the

basically a

Demon Cult as proof and that book had listed Choi Jung Soo, the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

evidence and show it to me because the Blood Cult has living jiangshis planted all over

for a moment before

that you did not inform the Martial Arts

as if he was wondering why Elder Ho was asking such

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

“Mm.”

groaned. He then thought to

the

was involved, they definitely should have contacted the Martial Arts Alliance so

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

Ho suppressed the complaints

The Sword Saint continued.

I wanted that Sky Sword martial arts

both hands in the

I will stop as you say that he is our

was already the Sword Saint giving

been given the title of Sword

on such a target like that, the Sword Saint

glad that you are

Sword Saint nodded his head

nonchalantly commented as

me find the

“…What?”

fight the

Sword Saint flinched and looked at

need the Martial Arts Alliance’s cooperation. Elder Ho, please have the Beggars’ Gang represent the Nine Sects One Gang

Sword Saint’s mouth

commented before he could say

at least that much for

He then added on.

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

He sounded calm.

prevent the extremely terrible false charges of the Namgung Clan being the hands

Cale’s smile became thicker.

his plan to lean on Cale

forward to the Namgung Clan’s

is a mountain

clenched his eyes

the calculations

Orthodox faction and give our everything to

“That sounds perfect.”

Cale smiled brightly.

the Great War

the Blood Cult is going

“Yes, sir.”

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

“Senior.”

heard a nonchalant voice at that

good if the Namgung Clan became the 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

sword arts. It

back at the eyes looking at him and

along with

clenched

the Namgung

way to fight against the Demon Cult, Unorthodox faction, and the Blood Cult…

something I am curious

Sword Saint’s sharp gaze

is your true

smile appear on

answered

“Messenger.”

‘An errand boy? No.’

Sword Saint thought of the

the dead to the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

sharp if I don’t want my

not say

Saint stood

will bring Tae Wi

Eunuch Wi slightly bowed toward

house nearby. We should