‘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 on

then offered his hand to Namgung Ma Hyuk first, despite being the eldest senior of

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

shook young master

was at that

My name is Sorae

He approached Cale.

after seeing the territory lord’s

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

the typical

his face as he approached Cale. Cale recalled what

he ended up in charge of Anhui Province, where the Namgung Clan

Quite flexible.

to tactfully go back and forth

addition, he was easy to

had a foot in both administration and the

expectations for him to create a cooperative relationship with the

was how Cale had analyzed

meet you, territory

smiled gently as he

sir! I am truly touched to be able to serve such a revered sir of the

‘Wow.’

at this well-oiled tongue of the territory lord, despite it not being at Alberu’s

person of the Imperial family? I am nothing. I am

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

almost made a grave mistake. Nice

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

Hak quickly

driving

Sorae Hak’s mind was quite a convoluted mess right now such that he

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

Emperor and

who barely survived the late Emperor’s

was why it was rare for there to be a member of

killed by the

Emperor’s bloodline were sent

the person with a golden plaque? That inhumane

That wasn’t all.

in any aspect, just as if you

Emperor had said to treat this person the way they would

hidden younger brother or

heart was beating

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

had

Kim-nim, how long will you

calmly addressed

is hiding

the identity of young master Kim

I should

Hak waited for Cale’s

leave in the

“Is that so?”

felt quite unsettled dealing with Sorae Hak, who was tightly holding his hand with both

asked without knowing how

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

flinched and

Hak ignored him and

of you without any aspect lacking in any way. So

and even the Sword Saint

the nearby Elders had their pupils

‘The Emperor said that?’

could feel how the Emperor felt toward young

the other hand, Cale’s face stiffened a

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

Emperor that Cale saw was not such

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

probably trying to get some evaluation or information about Cale through the territory

expression is getting

Cale’s

was

‘What do I do?’

he could not take back things he had already

withdraw, especially since

started to speak at that

be a bit of an

the

Hak’s eyes opened

though

or closer to the Emperor than

idea about Sorae Hak’s thoughts as he

agreed to stay with the Namgung Clan. Promises should

Cale started to think.

Martial Arts world where

should just accept it if he

the government nor am I doing the government’s work right now. I

Sword Saint

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

hem. That is

lips twitched and curled up

this uptight old man was smiling

Kim, he’s amazing! He made that

to easily decline the Emperor’s

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

will take your

gently stepped back and Cale was finally

the process was a

Screeeech-

large gate

if he was experiencing

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

Namgung Clan were standing in

to look at the

with a

any way in treating our benefactor. Our Namgung Clan must be the best in

at seeing an old man, who seemed to

child looking at

something is

that something

Cale could only be dragged around in this suppressing

was leisurely

“Territory lord-nim.”

stay here. If they say yes, leave

Will you be heading out

Cale walked off

have to do so

“…What do you mean?”

have to come tomorrow as well. I will

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