‘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.’

in person, young master Kim had a gentle smile on his face

then offered his hand to Namgung Ma Hyuk first, despite

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

Hyuk shook young master Kim’s

at that

sir! My name

He approached Cale.

flinched for a moment after seeing the

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

had the typical

that kind of smile on his face as he approached Cale. Cale recalled what Chief Eunuch Wi had

as an extremely flexible and affable person. That was how he ended

Quite flexible.

tactfully go back and forth between legal

was easy to talk

administration and the Martial Arts world and was good

why the Imperial family was full of expectations for him to create a cooperative relationship with the Namgung

was how Cale had analyzed

to meet you,

smiled gently

touched to be able to serve

‘Wow.’

the territory lord, despite it not being at Alberu’s

Imperial family? I am nothing. I am

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

grave mistake. Nice to meet you,

Hyuk’s hand and

Hak quickly grabbed

is driving me

quite a convoluted mess right now such that he felt as if his head would

that the Emperor would even send

and the

two of them were people who barely survived the late Emperor’s oppression and made it to

why it was rare for there to be a

killed

sent out to the border regions to live

Imperial Decree to guard the person with a golden plaque? That inhumane Emperor ordered such a thing? He

That wasn’t all.

him without lacking in any aspect, just as if you were treating me.

to treat this person

he a hidden younger brother or

Hak’s heart was beating wildly while

I heard, he is the Namgung Clan’s benefactor. What the hell was this person’s true

the years of experience he had gained from being an administrator for a long

will you be staying

addressed

is hiding

was using the identity of young master Kim

I should play

Hak waited for

I will probably leave in

“Is that so?”

quite unsettled dealing with Sorae Hak, who was tightly holding

asked without knowing how Cale was

relax in the place we have

flinched and tried to

ignored him and quickly added

lacking in any way. So please, give

Namgung Ma Hyuk and even the Sword Saint

of the nearby Elders had their

‘The Emperor said that?’

Emperor felt toward young

hand, Cale’s face

don’t think he would have said anything

Cale saw was

the type who would benefit from my being closer to the government than the Martial Arts world and

probably trying to get some evaluation or

is getting

from Cale’s faint but

was extremely

‘What do I do?’

he could not take back things he

could not withdraw, especially since he mentioned

speak at

will be a bit

the territory

eyes opened

even though I mentioned the

seemed friendlier or closer to

Sorae

agreed to stay with the Namgung Clan.

Cale started to think.

this is the Martial Arts world where justice and cooperation

it if

doing the government’s work right now.

the Sword Saint

should be fine for me to stay at Senior Sword

hem. That

Sword Saint’s lips twitched and curled up as he let out

old man

he’s amazing! He made

proper etiquette to easily decline

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

your words to

and Cale was

the process was

Screeeech-

large gate opened

if he was experiencing

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

of the Namgung Clan were standing in two

subconsciously turned to look

with

any way in treating our

man, who seemed to be over

child looking at him with a sparkling

something is

that something

could only be dragged

as if he was leisurely following

“Territory lord-nim.”

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

sir. Will you be

Cale walked off in the distance

to do so for

“…What do you mean?”

well. I will come every day until the young

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