‘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.’

master Kim had a gentle smile on his face as he

first, despite being the eldest senior

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

Hyuk shook young master Kim’s

at

meet you, sir! My name is

He approached Cale.

moment after seeing the territory lord’s

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

the typical opportunistic

his face as he approached Cale. Cale recalled what

Seen as an extremely flexible and affable person. That was how he ended up in charge of Anhui Province, where the Namgung Clan

Quite flexible.

go back and forth between

addition, he was

had a foot in both administration and

why the Imperial family was full of expectations for him to create a cooperative relationship with the Namgung Clan, which basically monopolized the Anhui

was how Cale had analyzed what Chief

to meet

gently as he

to be able to serve such a

‘Wow.’

tongue of the

Imperial family? I

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

Ahem. I almost made a grave mistake. Nice to meet you,

hand and extended his

quickly grabbed

driving

Hak’s mind was quite a convoluted mess right now such that he felt as if his

the Imperial family that the Emperor would even

Emperor and

barely survived the late Emperor’s oppression and made it to the top spot of the

rare for there to be a member of the Imperial family close to

them were killed by the late

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

plaque?

That wasn’t all.

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

said to treat this

he a hidden younger

was beating wildly while looking at

Clan’s

he had gained from being an administrator for a long

will you be staying in the

calmly addressed

sir is

the identity of young master

should play

waited for

probably leave in the near

“Is that so?”

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

without knowing

stay and relax in the place we have prepared for

flinched and tried to

Hak ignored him

without any aspect lacking in any way. So please, give us that chance

the Sword Saint couldn’t say

some of the nearby

‘The Emperor said that?’

could feel how the Emperor felt toward young master

hand, Cale’s face stiffened a

would have said anything to the territory Lord with good

was not such an

who would benefit from my being closer to the government than the Martial Arts world and would tell this guy to serve me for

to get some evaluation or information

is getting

the other hand, Sorae Hak realized from Cale’s

Hak was extremely

‘What do I do?’

he could not take back things he had already

not withdraw, especially since

to speak

will be a bit of an

declined the territory lord’s

eyes

it even though I mentioned the

master Kim seemed friendlier or closer to the Emperor than

no idea about Sorae Hak’s thoughts as

with the Namgung Clan. Promises

Cale started to think.

the Martial Arts world where

accept it

generosity, territory lord-nim. 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 stay in a

toward the Sword Saint and

at Senior Sword Saint’s house.

That is

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

that this uptight old

He made that

etiquette to easily decline the

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

will take your

lord gently stepped back and Cale was finally able

the process was a bit

Screeeech-

large gate opened

as if he was experiencing

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

the Namgung Clan were standing in two lines, bowing

subconsciously turned to look at the

with a

treating our benefactor. Our Namgung Clan

man, who seemed to be over ninety years

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

Human, something is

realized that something was weird

be dragged around in this suppressing

course, it looked as if he was leisurely following the

“Territory lord-nim.”

a few people can stay here. If they say

you be heading out

watched as Cale walked off in

to do so

“…What do you mean?”

well. I will come every day until the

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