Trash of the Count's Family

The heater from the Fire of Purification was in Cale’s hand.

He waited for the Namgung Clan's people to enter the deserted house and turned on the mirror’s screen for the first time in a long while.

“Mm.”

He then turned toward Beacrox.

“What is it?”

Beacrox asked brusquely and Cale responded with a question.

“Is Central Plains okay?”

Beacrox opened the small bag he had on his back next to his greatsword.

The young monk stone statue was still there.

“What is it?”

Cale shook his head at the team leader’s question.

“It’s nothing much. You can just ignore it.”

Ding! Ding!

“...But you are getting notifications? Aren’t those for messages?”

“They are fine to ignore.”

Ding, ding, ding!

The mirror was showing previews of the newest message and a few others.

Looking at them from the oldest message...

- Cale-nim, sob sob. I am contacting you like this because my clone turned into stone! You must have been very worried about me.

- Cale-nim, I, Central Plains, am doing fine...! Don’t you miss me?

- Cale-nim, you’re so cool! You’re the best! Please use those annoying Namgung Clan punks as much as you want!

- ...I, I'm fine and well! You were curious about that, right? I'll go see you soon in a clone!

-...Cale-nim?

-...Knock knock?

-...Are you seeing my messages and ignoring them right now? How could you?!

Cale turned the screen off and pushed it into his pocket.

He then casually commented.

“Are you curious about what that is?”

“Definitely so.”

The Fist King immediately nodded his head.

“I thought it was a mirror but I feel a mysterious aura from it.”

‘Oh.’

Cale was amazed.

This was the first time someone said something like this about this mirror.

“What kind of aura did you feel?”

“It seems subdued despite its luxurious appearance, and... I also feel a heavy aura. Can I ask you what that is?”

Cale answered normally as he did not think it was anything much.

“There is this annoying god named the God of Death. He gave it to me. I can travel through worlds with this mirror.”

“Gasp.”

Elder Ho gasped.

‘The God of Death?

Travel through worlds?’

His pupils were shaking.

“I see. You definitely have what it takes to converse with gods like that.”

Elder Ho was even more astonished at the Fist King’s extremely calm response.

‘...Is he really an immortal or something?’

He could not fathom this young master Kim’s identity at all.

Furthermore, the Fist King...

‘His aura has changed.’

He truly seemed like a regular old man now. That was why he could not scope out how high his martial arts level might be.

“I can tell now that I have gotten to this point. You truly are amazing.”

And how strong must young master Kim be if that Fist King was talking about him like this?

“...But I'm not that amazing?”

Young master Kim seemed embarrassed as he scowled and mumbled back. Elder Ho could sense young master Kim’s martial arts level from his casual demeanor.

‘Amazing. He has reached such a level but is always respectful and speaks formally to others.’

His body and mind... Both seemed highly disciplined.

It was at that moment.

“They have arrived.”

Chief Eunuch Wi opened the door to the deserted house.

“Ahem.”

The Sword Saint let out a fake cough as he walked in.

He still did not seem too pleased about this.

- I have brought him.

Cale heard the Sword Saint's sound transmission in his mind.

Cale stood up and extended his hand toward the Sword Saint.

"Thank you for listening to our request.”

“...It is not something to be thankful for.”

The Sword Saint grabbed his hand before quickly letting go.

“Tae Wi. You do it.”

He then stepped back and motioned toward Namgung Tae Wi with his eyes.

“Yes, Ancestral Patriarch-nim.”

Namgung Tae Wi gently smiled as he walked forward. The Heavenly Guardians. As one of the squad leaders of that tenacious martial artist organization, he gave off a gentleness that was not visible.

“I have heard from the Ancestral Patriarch-nim. The Imperial family wishes to work with the Martial Arts Alliance to capture the Sword Demon?”

“Yes sir.”

Chief Eunuch Wi responded.

“...Is it that you desire the Sky Sword?”

Namgung Tae Wi asked gently but there was a sharpness hidden within his words.

His gaze headed toward Cale, who had sat back down.

“Of course.”

responded before motioning to Chief Eunuch Wi with his eyes. It was a signal for the two of them to

Saint and Cale... Both

then stopped looking at Namgung Tae Wi and Chief Eunuch

Sniff sniff.

looked to

Sniff sniff.

priest’s face looks

He was using his baggy sleeves

Wi were discussing the cooperation between

Martial Arts Alliance may differ from the wishes of

take that as you wishing

Wi is great at

Raon’s comment before

“What do you think?”

in

Wi’s gaze head toward them at

senses were better

matter if he

moment he

“Young master-nim.”

know how to use sound

it even better smelling it up

priest had no

of jiangshis. That guy does seem to

Eunuch Wi, Elder Ho, the Sword Saint, and Mok

of their

are saying

Saint shouted through a sound

even feeling it

asking in

beating

the Sword Saint and responded out loud since he couldn't use sound

“Let’s check right away.”

Tae Wi. Namgung Tae Wi stopped looking at Cale and turned toward Durst before starting to

just say that I am a living jiangshi? Living

He looked completely flabbergasted.

the Sword Saint’s pupils shook

‘Maybe they are wrong?’

he had

is a way

seemed most reliable and certain right now since they got

What way is

“It’s simple.”

Durst calmly commented.

from the Central Plains, Ron, Beacrox, Choi Han, and Raon... Even Sui Khan and

Blood Cult has

at that

King’s sound transmission reached Cale’s

Young master Kim. Namgung Tae Wi flinched slightly the

had with the people of the Central Plains before coming

jiangshis, however... We do not know any specifics about their appearances or

do not know how living jiangshis act. We also don't

check, however, it will take too long to return to

go against them, we should find some peculiarities compared to normal people. The method of creating living jiangshis that the

with Chief Eunuch Wi and the

was thinking about that conversation as he heard Durst's lighthearted

a religion? The Blood Demon is the leader, right? They

Namgung

is a stupid

‘Ah.’

his eyes

Blood Cult! The Blood Demon should die! The Blood Demon is the weakest most useless thing in the world! The Blood

then beckoned Namgung

“Please repeat those words.”

“Haaaa.”

help but

is truly an unbelievable method! Is the old priest out of his

Raon's comments in one ear

Tae Wi, who looked completely

“You’ve been found out.”

what

just have to

"Excuse me?”

and turned his gaze at that moment. He was looking

Crackle-

extremely small flame was rising from

can release the aura of nature so suddenly like

of nature without any internal ki at

Fist King was unable to take

“Ancestral Patriarch-nim.”

Wi looked at the Sword Saint as if he could not believe

to be saying something weird right

His pupils were shaking.

feels certain that I am a living

Step step.

Wi stepped away from Cale's group

of nonsense is that?! I thought that living jiangshis were gone now, weren't

was slowly getting

‘He looks human.’

this guy really looked like a

At that moment...

Wi stopped walking toward

Did you know about

at the Sword Saint

could I be a living jiangshi?! A jiangshi? I am a person of the Namgung Clan! I know

“Tae Wi.”

clenched

‘He's a person.'

matter how much he thought about it, this

also

“Grandfather!”

walking toward the Sword

approaching him

know about this? No, more

“… Tae Wi.”

his eyes after hearing Namgung

saw it at

Wi's teary eyes

that the only person he could trust in here was the Sword Saint as he extended his

at

“Ugh!”

Someone suddenly groaned.

turned toward

“The rotten stench......!”

was pinching his

while pointing at

gotten worse!

Cale

"Grab him.”

reaching for Namgung Tae Wi before Cale

“No-!”

body reached after seeing the Fist

was because he saw the internal ki gathered in the

break if that internal ki touched him

“G, grandfather!”

as he reached

reaching out to someone he could

‘It’s confusing.’

thought that it did

“Tae Wi!”

both of

“Grandfather-!

Namgung Tae Wi smiled in relief

Riiiiiip-!

King grabbed the edges of Namgung

He then ripped it.

saw Namgung

looks

It was too normal.

the movement of the muscles... everything looked like

was even

at

“You, you-”

Sword Saint's voice