‘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.’

smile

Namgung Ma Hyuk first, despite

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

shook young master

at that

My name

He approached Cale.

for a moment after seeing

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

the typical opportunistic

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

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

Quite flexible.

to tactfully go back and forth between legal and

addition, he was

had a foot in both administration and the Martial Arts world

of expectations for him to create a cooperative relationship with the Namgung Clan, which basically

Cale had analyzed what Chief Eunuch Wi

meet

smiled gently as he

truly touched to be able to serve

‘Wow.’

the territory lord, despite it not being at

person of the Imperial family? I am nothing. I

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

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

Hyuk’s hand and

quickly

is driving me

mind was quite a convoluted mess right now

member of the Imperial family that the Emperor would even send the

and the

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

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

them were killed by the late

sent out

an Imperial Decree to guard the person with a golden plaque?

That wasn’t all.

without lacking in any aspect, just as if you were

said to treat this person

hidden younger brother or

heart was beating wildly while looking at

what I heard, he is the Namgung Clan’s benefactor. What

experience he had gained from

will you

calmly addressed the

sir is hiding

identity of young master Kim Hae-il to hide his true

should

Hak waited for

I will probably leave

“Is that so?”

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

Hak gently asked without knowing how

in the place we have prepared for

Ma Hyuk flinched and tried to

him and quickly

aspect lacking in any way. So please, give us

Ma Hyuk and even the Sword Saint

of the nearby Elders had their pupils

‘The Emperor said that?’

the Emperor felt

Cale’s face

don’t think he would

saw was not such an affectionate

being closer to the government than the Martial Arts world and would tell

was probably trying to get some evaluation or information about Cale

expression is

Hak realized from Cale’s

was

‘What do I do?’

back things he

especially

speak

a bit of an

declined the

eyes opened

even though I

master Kim seemed friendlier or closer

had no idea about Sorae Hak’s thoughts

agreed to stay with the Namgung Clan.

Cale started to think.

where justice and

just accept it if

I doing the government’s work right now. I do not think that it

looked toward the Sword Saint and

stay at Senior Sword Saint’s house. Isn’t that

That is

lips twitched and curled up as he let

Hak realized that this uptight old man

amazing! He made that old man speak formally

etiquette to easily decline the Emperor’s

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

your words

Cale was finally able to enter the Namgung

course, the process was a

Screeeech-

gate opened

he was experiencing déjà

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

were standing in two lines, bowing toward

turned to look

Saint spoke with

in treating our benefactor. Our Namgung Clan

who seemed to be over ninety

got chills seeing a five-year-old child looking at him with a sparkling

Human, something

that something was weird as

Cale could only be dragged

looked as if he was

“Territory lord-nim.”

few people can stay here. If they say yes, leave

Will you be heading out

as Cale walked off in the distance

have to do so

“…What do you mean?”

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