‘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 as he looked

his hand to Namgung Ma Hyuk first, despite

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

Hyuk shook young master Kim’s

was at

My name is Sorae Hak, the Lord

He approached Cale.

after seeing

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

had the typical

his face as he approached Cale. Cale

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

Quite flexible.

how to tactfully go back and forth between legal and

he was easy to talk

had a foot in both administration and the Martial Arts world

the Imperial family was full of expectations for him to create

had analyzed what

meet you,

smiled gently

be able to

‘Wow.’

in admiration at this well-oiled tongue of the territory

of the Imperial family? I am nothing. I am

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

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

go of Namgung Ma Hyuk’s hand and extended his

Hak quickly grabbed his

is driving me

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

the Emperor would

and the

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

for there to be a

were killed

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

plaque? That inhumane Emperor ordered such a thing? He

That wasn’t all.

any aspect, just as if you

had said to treat this person the

a hidden younger brother or

heart was beating wildly while looking

the Namgung Clan’s

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

will you be staying

calmly addressed the

is hiding his

using the identity of young master

I should

Hak waited

leave in the near

“Is that so?”

tightly holding his hand with

gently asked without knowing how

please stay and relax in the place we have prepared for

flinched and tried to

him and quickly added

to take care of you without any aspect lacking in any way. So please, give us that chance

even the Sword Saint couldn’t say anything

of the nearby Elders had their pupils

‘The Emperor said that?’

feel how the Emperor felt toward young

the other hand, Cale’s face

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

saw was not such an affectionate

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

probably trying to get some evaluation or

is getting

other hand, Sorae Hak realized from Cale’s

was

‘What do I do?’

could not take back things

especially since he mentioned the

started to speak

a bit of

declined the

eyes opened

rejected it even though I

seemed friendlier or closer to the Emperor

no idea about Sorae Hak’s thoughts

with the Namgung Clan. Promises

Cale started to think.

Arts world where justice

just accept it if he said something

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

the Sword Saint

fine for me to stay at

hem. That

curled up as he

that this uptight old man was

he’s amazing! He made that old man speak

proper etiquette to

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

take your words to

stepped back and Cale was finally able to enter

the process

Screeeech-

gate

he was

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

of the Namgung Clan were standing

look at the

with a look

not lack in any way in treating our benefactor. Our Namgung

seeing an old man, who seemed to be over ninety

chills seeing a five-year-old child looking at him

something is

finally realized that something was weird

dragged around in this

if he was leisurely following the patriarch to

“Territory lord-nim.”

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

you

territory lord watched as Cale walked off in the distance as

to do

“…What do you mean?”

well. I will come every day

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