‘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.’

young master Kim had a gentle smile on his

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

“Patriarch-nim?”

“Ah. I’m sorry.”

Ma Hyuk shook young master Kim’s

was at that

My name is Sorae Hak, the Lord of

He approached Cale.

moment after

‘Mmm.’

How to explain this…

typical opportunistic or

he approached Cale. Cale recalled what Chief Eunuch Wi had

ended up in charge of Anhui Province, where the Namgung Clan is located, despite his

Quite flexible.

tactfully go back and forth between legal

was

had a foot in both administration and the Martial

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

had analyzed what Chief Eunuch Wi

to meet

gently as he

to serve such a revered sir of the Imperial

‘Wow.’

of the

Imperial family? I

“Ah!”

Sorae Hak flinched.

made a grave mistake. Nice to meet you, young

Namgung Ma Hyuk’s hand and extended his

Hak quickly grabbed

is driving

was quite a convoluted mess right now such that he

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

and

who barely survived the late Emperor’s oppression and made it

be a member of the Imperial

them were killed by the

all members of the late Emperor’s bloodline were sent out to

Imperial Decree to guard the person with a golden plaque?

That wasn’t all.

lacking in any aspect, just as if you

to treat this person the way they would

hidden younger

heart was beating wildly while looking

heard, he is the Namgung Clan’s

years of experience he had gained from being an administrator for

you be staying in the

calmly addressed the

is hiding

was using the identity of young master Kim Hae-il

should

waited for Cale’s

I will probably leave in the near

“Is that so?”

Sorae Hak, who was tightly holding his hand with both hands and

gently asked without knowing how Cale was

that case, please stay and relax in the place

Hyuk flinched

ignored him and quickly

in any way. So

and even the

fact, some of the nearby Elders had their

‘The Emperor said that?’

how the Emperor felt toward young

Cale’s

don’t think he would have said anything to the

was not

he’s the type who would benefit from my being closer to the government than the Martial Arts world and would tell this guy

get some evaluation or information

is

the other hand, Sorae Hak realized from Cale’s faint but stiffening expression

was

‘What do I do?’

take back

especially

speak

will be a

declined the territory

eyes opened

rejected it even though

young master Kim seemed friendlier or closer

Sorae

stay with the

Cale started to think.

is the Martial Arts world where justice and cooperation

it if he said something

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

Sword Saint and smiled

be fine for me to stay at Senior Sword Saint’s house. Isn’t

That

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

Hak realized that this uptight old man was smiling and was

He made

etiquette to easily decline the Emperor’s

‘…I should be careful.’

Sorae Hak quickly responded.

will take your words

Cale was finally able to enter

the process was a

Screeeech-

large gate

if he was experiencing

“Welcome. Young master-nim!”

“We greet our benefactor!”

of the Namgung Clan were

turned to look at the Sword

Sword Saint spoke with

Clan does not lack in any way in treating our benefactor. Our

seemed to be

five-year-old child looking at him

Human, something

that something

could only be dragged around in this suppressing

was

“Territory lord-nim.”

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

sir. Will you be heading out

lord watched as Cale walked off in the distance as he

will have to do

“…What do you mean?”

tomorrow as well. I will come every

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