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.”

calmly responded before motioning to Chief Eunuch Wi with his eyes. It was

Cale... Both of them stepped

looking at Namgung Tae Wi and Chief Eunuch

Sniff sniff.

looked to

Sniff sniff.

the priest’s face

using his baggy

Wi were discussing the cooperation between the Imperial

the Martial Arts Alliance may differ from the

I take that as you wishing to go against the will of the

Wi is

his head at Raon’s comment before making

“What do you think?”

in a

saw Namgung Tae Wi’s

a martial artist, his senses were better developed and

matter if he

the moment he

“Young master-nim.”

how to use

even better smelling it

no filter. Especially

much worse than that of jiangshis. That guy does seem

Wi, Elder Ho, the Sword Saint, and Mok

four of their eyes

You are saying

Sword Saint shouted through a sound

feeling it out? Immediately,

was asking in

waste time beating

looked at the Sword Saint and responded out loud

“Let’s check right away.”

at the blankly standing Namgung Tae Wi. Namgung Tae Wi stopped looking at Cale and turned toward Durst before starting

say that I

He looked completely flabbergasted.

so honest that the Sword Saint’s pupils shook

‘Maybe they are wrong?’

moment he had that

is a way

decided to trust Durst, who seemed most reliable and certain right now

Warrior Do. What way is

“It’s simple.”

Durst calmly commented.

and Raon... Even Sui Khan and Cale’s gazes were focused on

has

at that

Fist King’s sound transmission reached

Tae Wi flinched slightly the

conversation he had with the people of the Central Plains before coming

jiangshis, however... We do not

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

his Majesty can check,

we assume someone is a living jiangshi and go against them, we should find some peculiarities compared to normal people. The

Eunuch Wi and the Fist

conversation as he heard Durst's

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

Namgung Tae

is

‘Ah.’

clenched his

the weakest most useless thing in the world! The Blood Demon does not deserve to

then beckoned

“Please repeat those words.”

“Haaaa.”

couldn't help

truly an unbelievable method!

let Raon's comments in one ear and out the

Cale spoke to Namgung Tae

“You’ve been found out.”

have no idea what you are talking

we just have

"Excuse me?”

his gaze at that moment. He

Crackle-

flame was rising from Cale’s

can release the aura of nature so

aura of nature without any internal ki

King was unable to

“Ancestral Patriarch-nim.”

the Sword Saint as if he could not believe this situation at

to be saying

His pupils were shaking.

everybody feels certain that I am a living jiangshi.

Step step.

Tae Wi stepped away from Cale's group and toward the

kind of nonsense is that?! I thought that living jiangshis

Tae Wi’s voice was slowly getting louder.

‘He looks human.’

that this guy really looked

At that moment...

Wi stopped walking toward

you know about this as

looked at the Sword

jiangshi? I am a person of the Namgung Clan! I know I am not a direct descendant, but do you

“Tae Wi.”

Saint clenched his eyes

‘He's a person.'

matter how much he thought about it, this guy in front of

also his

“Grandfather!”

started walking toward the Sword

approaching him one step at a time as he did

know about this?

“… Tae Wi.”

Saint opened his eyes after hearing Namgung

saw it

Wi's teary eyes that were feeling completely

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

at

“Ugh!”

Someone suddenly groaned.

toward

“The rotten stench......!”

was pinching his

pointing at

stench has gotten worse! We

he said that much... Cale

"Grab him.”

was already reaching for Namgung Tae Wi before Cale could even

“No-!”

the Fist King’s

because he saw the internal ki

arm might break if that internal ki touched him

“G, grandfather!”

anxious as he

looked like an extremely shocked person reaching out to someone he could trust for

‘It’s confusing.’

thought that it did not

“Tae Wi!”

Saint grabbed both of Namgung Tae Wi’s

“Grandfather-!

smiled in relief toward the

Riiiiiip-!

edges of Namgung

He then ripped it.

saw Namgung

really looks like

It was too normal.

movement of the muscles... everything looked like a

was even

was at that

“You, you-”

Sword Saint's voice