‘What is going on?’

Cale thought about it for a moment.

‘How did things end up like this?’

The path heading to Namgung Manor, which was like a castle…

Cale peeked out the carriage window.

Outside the right side window was the Namgung Clan’s Heavenly Guardians.

Out the left window was the Anhui Province Lord’s cavalry.

These two groups were guarding Cale’s golden carriage on either side.

Martial artists and a government army.

Cale, who was surrounded by these two similar groups that were on completely different paths, could see the people of Anhui Province whispering behind them.

Cale didn’t have the courage to even think about what they were whispering.

Instead, he asked a question.

“Chief Eunuch Wi.”

“Yes, young master-nim?”

“…I’m certain that I asked for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to be sent quietly, didn’t I?”

“You did. I’m not sure what happened… Hahaha.”

Chief Eunuch Wi avoided Cale’s gaze.

“…I definitely wrote it like that, so I do not know why the territory lord has shown up.”

“Hmm.”

The Fist King chimed in.

“It seems as if His Majesty had a hand in this.”

Cale clenched his mouth shut.

How could he say anything if the Emperor did something?

‘Crown prince Alberu truly is easy to communicate with.’

If it was Alberu, he would have stealthily sent the Embroidered Uniform Guard and…

No.

He would have definitely hidden himself in the Embroidered Uniform Guard to come confirm the faces of those Blood Cult bastards before heading back.

‘…That’s a bit undesired too.’

Cale quickly erased Alberu’s way of handling things from his mind.

Whether it was the Central Plains or the Roan Kingdom… The leaders were quite peculiar.

‘How am I supposed to act around the Anhui Lord?’

For now, Cale had not gotten off the carriage and had told the territory lord that they should chat inside the Namgung Manor.

‘He’s a Duke-level administrator by the Roan Kingdom’s standards.’

The territory lord.

Although it was an administrative position with no hereditary succession… The level of influence he had should be equivalent to a Roan Kingdom Duke or Marquis.

‘I should just…’

Cale had made up his mind.

‘Do whatever makes things easiest for me.’

He would leave the Central Plains anyway.

He might as well make things as easy as possible.

It wasn’t like any of them would follow him to Roan if he acted a bit cheeky. He would never see them again.

Clunk.

The carriage stopped.

Cale got off in front of the Namgung Manor.

‘Wow.’

This large wooden door that showed off the long period of time it had been standing from its appearance…

The tall walls to its sides…

Cale could not see the end of the wall. That was how vast the Namgung Manor was.

‘Based on what I heard, they have another manor on the outskirts as well. These scarily rich bastards!’

A calm smile appeared on Cale’s face.

‘It looked as if they would give me a lot of things.’

His heart started beating faster.

“Welcome. Young master Kim-nim.”

Namgung Ma Hyuk.

The Namgung Clan’s patriarch approached Cale and greeted him.

‘Mmm.’

Cale had never put his hands together in this martial artist’s manner before.

That was why he debated for a bit before offering his hand.

“Nice to meet you. Patriarch-nim.”

Namgung Ma Hyuk was currently extremely tense.

‘The Nature Realm. Someone at that level with the power to purify living jiangshis.’

That was why he had been tense before meeting young master Kim.

They had no way of knowing what an expert at that level would do if they became upset.

Honestly speaking, Namgung Ma Hyuk was the person who was most worried about things among the Namgung Clan’s top executives, including the former patriarch, the Sword Saint.

That was why he had been quite concerned prior to meeting Cale.

His senses were even more alert because the young master Kim he saw through the carriage window looked feeble but gave off a slightly cold and stoic aura.

‘…It is as father said.’

a gentle smile on his face as

his hand to Namgung Ma Hyuk first, despite being the eldest

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

shook young

at that

My name is Sorae Hak, the

He approached Cale.

flinched for a moment after seeing

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

the typical opportunistic

kind of smile on his face as he approached Cale. Cale

Sorae Hak is… Seen as an extremely flexible and affable person. That was how he ended up in charge

Quite flexible.

knew how to tactfully go back

was easy to

a foot in both administration and the Martial Arts

Imperial family was full of expectations for him to create a cooperative

how Cale had analyzed what Chief

meet

smiled gently as he

sir! I am truly touched to be able to serve

‘Wow.’

in admiration at this well-oiled tongue of the

revered person of the Imperial family? I am nothing. I am simply Kim

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

made a grave mistake. Nice to

go of Namgung Ma Hyuk’s hand and extended his hand

quickly grabbed his

driving me

a convoluted mess right now such that he felt

the Imperial family that the Emperor would even send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to look

and

who barely survived the late Emperor’s oppression and made it

rare for there to be a member of the Imperial family

them were killed by the

late Emperor’s bloodline were sent out to the border regions to live

golden plaque? That inhumane Emperor ordered such

That wasn’t all.

lacking in any aspect, just as if you were treating me.

to treat this person the way they would treat

hidden younger

was beating

he is the Namgung Clan’s benefactor.

Sorae Hak used the years of experience he had gained from being an administrator

how long will you be staying in

calmly addressed the

is

was using the identity of young master Kim Hae-il to hide his

I should

Hak waited for Cale’s

I will probably leave in

“Is that so?”

dealing with Sorae Hak, who was tightly holding his hand with both hands and not letting

Hak gently asked without knowing how

that case, please stay and relax in the place we have prepared for

Hyuk flinched and

Hak ignored him

take care of you without any aspect lacking in any

and even the

the nearby

‘The Emperor said that?’

the Emperor felt toward young

other hand, Cale’s face stiffened

personality, I don’t think he would have said anything to the territory Lord

that Cale saw was not

fact, he’s the type who would benefit from my being closer to the government than the Martial Arts world and would tell this guy to serve me for

that, he was probably trying to get some evaluation or information about Cale through the territory

is

from Cale’s faint but stiffening expression that something was not

was extremely

‘What do I do?’

back

especially since he mentioned the

to speak at

be a bit of an

declined the territory lord’s

Hak’s eyes

rejected it even though

friendlier or closer

about Sorae Hak’s

agreed to stay with the Namgung Clan.

Cale started to think.

where justice

should just accept it

However, I am not a member of the government nor am I doing the government’s work right now. I do not think that it is good for me to

toward the Sword Saint

me to stay at Senior Sword Saint’s house. Isn’t that right, Sword

That is

the Sword Saint’s lips twitched and curled up as he let out some fake coughs and

Hak realized that this uptight old man was

Kim, he’s amazing! He made that old man speak formally

also used proper etiquette to easily

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

your words to

Cale was finally

course, the process was a bit

Screeeech-

gate opened

he was experiencing

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

Namgung Clan were standing

look at

Saint spoke with

way in treating

gasped at seeing an old man, who seemed

a five-year-old child looking at him with a sparkling

something is

realized that something was weird as

Cale could only be dragged around in this suppressing

he was

“Territory lord-nim.”

ask the Namgung Clan if a few people can stay here. If they say yes, leave a

sir. Will you be heading out

Cale walked off in the

to

“…What do you mean?”

will come

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