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 not

individual making the Sword Saint feel such emotions was an individual who was stronger than

“Senior Sword Saint.”

complicated thoughts and decided to

all, don’t chase the

“…What did you say?”

Sword Saint’s face

was nice and repeated

to stop chasing

instantly scowled and

if the Namgung Clan is falsely accused of being involved with the Blood Cult, I cannot give up

stopped

“Ho.”

He then gasped.

figure him out at

to handle for different reasons

Demon is my

“…!”

Saint’s eyes

“Ho.”

out a

his palms and let

see, that

is up with this

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

That is what happened!

laughing

slowly became

looked at the face that was becoming

reported that the Sword Demon was involved with the Demon

you mean

Ho shouted

I rushed here to Huángshān with a

room figured out what had

said that the Sword

He also said that the Sky Sword would end up

The Heavenly Demon.

leader of the Demon

Heavenly Demon was basically a god in

as proof and that book had

The Sword Demon chuckled.

They were able to fabricate such evidence and show it to me because

was silent for a moment

why is it that you did not inform the Martial

he was wondering why Elder

a chance for the name of our Namgung Clan to rise even higher,

“Mm.”

Ho groaned. He then

of the Namgung

they definitely should have contacted

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

the complaints building up inside

The Sword Saint continued.

course, I wanted that Sky Sword martial arts as

raised both hands

you say that

the Sword Saint giving

given the title of

on such a target like that, the Sword Saint

are willing to

Saint nodded his head at Cale’s relaxed

then nonchalantly commented

me

“…What?”

help us fight the Blood Cult for a bit too. We are

Saint flinched and

Arts Alliance’s cooperation. Elder Ho, please have the Beggars’ Gang represent the Nine Sects One Gang and Senior Sword Saint, please have the Namgung Clan represent the Five Great Clans

Sword Saint’s mouth

and commented before he could say

at least that much

He then added on.

known for pursuing justice and cooperation? You need to

He sounded calm.

extremely terrible false charges of the Namgung Clan

Cale’s smile became thicker.

realized that his plan to lean on Cale to stop all of the rumors had been found

look forward to the Namgung

mountain

Sword Saint clenched his

the calculations were

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

“That sounds perfect.”

Cale smiled brightly.

the Great War of

the Blood Cult is

“Yes, sir.”

were flowing oddly. He thought about his son who recently said that they needed to

“Senior.”

a nonchalant voice at

be good if the Namgung Clan became the hero of the Orthodox faction for once? Wouldn’t

the Sword Saint’s

family, but has no issues bringing up

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

looked right back at the eyes looking at him and

play along with our benefactor’s

fists clenched as he

the Namgung

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 in the same

something

sharp

is your true

could see a smile appear on young master

answered without

“Messenger.”

‘An errand boy? No.’

thought of the other meaning

ghost who takes the souls of the dead to the

The Sword Demon chuckled.

stay sharp if I don’t

say anything

Saint

will bring

Wi slightly bowed

We should be able