Trash of the Count's Family

Book 2: Chapter 199: The trade has been established (5)

A couple of ships arrived at Hainan.

Arriving late at night, the boats stealthily arrived at shore for a person to get off and hide his identity in the darkness as he moved.

However, the people who needed to know his identity were aware of it.

That was the reason they kept quiet and did not show themselves.

“…He’s arrived?”

“Yes, Coalition leader-nim.”

The Triumvirate. The three major forces of the Martial Arts world… Sima Pyeong, the leader of the Divergent Coalition, the core of the Unorthodox faction, quietly looked out to see that it was darker than usual.

He had told his subordinates not to go outside once the sun set unless it was extremely essential to do so.

That esteemed individual made it clear that he did not want others to see him, so Sima Pyeong had no choice but to keep his subordinates in check in order to not be on that person’s bad side.

This should be the same for the Orthodox faction and the Demon Cult as well.

‘Ah…maybe the Demon Cult would be a bit different?’

Sima Pyeong continued that unnecessary thought before quietly mumbling to himself.

“I did not expect the Emperor to personally come.”

“…….”

Sima Pyeong quietly chuckled after seeing his confidant flinch at his comment. ‘Emperor.’ Seeing how his confidant became scared just hearing that word made it possible to feel the status of the Emperor.

Furthermore, Sima Pyeong did not put much meaning to mentioning the Emperor.

“It’s not like there are people spying on us. Why are you so scared?”

“Ah.”

His subordinate finally relaxed.

“Did you think I would say something like that without knowing if people were around?”

“Ah, of course not, sir.”

The subordinate subconsciously agreed. If Sima Pyeong, who was better at observing his surroundings than anybody else, casually mentioned the Emperor, it must mean that it was a safe situation to do so.

“Pfft.”

Sima Pyeong chuckled at his confidant who immediately agreed with him and looked out the window.

The moon was covered by the clouds and there were less torches than normal.

‘Both the Orthodox faction and the Demon Cult’s sides are quiet as well.’

However, there were bound to be people who were unable to fall asleep tonight.

They were probably as alert as he was, looking to gather even the slightest of information through this silence.

No.

Maybe they were chaotically busy, just as he had been, sending subordinates out of the island as soon as they heard that the Emperor was coming in order to inform their respective groups.

‘He made that merciless Emperor move.’

The Emperor was known to be extremely giving to his people, but he did not give the slightest of openings to the Martial artists. In fact, the Martial Arts World deemed him to be merciless.

Since such a person had personally left the Imperial Palace, information would be spread not just in the Martial Arts world but for all power figures in the Central Plains.

The Emperor claimed that he would come stealthily but did not hide his movements.

He was basically saying that he didn’t care if people knew.

However, it was this attitude that made the martial artists act more reserved.

“Anyway, Coalition leader-nim, what kind of person must young master Kim be?”

Was it because this person thought that there were no eyes spying on them? The confidant asked in a relaxed manner.

Sima Pyeong scowled for a moment.

The confidant flinched in response when Sima Pyeong mumbled in a casual voice.

“Someone who is the center of the Central Plains, the sun of our world, is willing to personally come meet.”

The sun, the center of the Central Plains.

These were two of the countless ways they addressed the Emperor.

Someone who could make the person with such lofty titles rush over to meet him…

Kim Hae-il.

What word could be used to describe this person?

‘There are none.’

The more he learned about this person, the less words he found to describe this person.

God?

No. He was definitely human.

In that case, was it right to call him a person?

How could they when what he had shown was beyond what a person could do?

‘Furthermore, what about his disposition?’

He was good-natured.

However, he was not always good-natured.

Then was he evil?

Sima Pyeong would answer no to that question.

‘Yes.’

However, there is one thing he could say about this person.

‘He is like the vast ocean.’

The vast ocean that stopped a big disaster.

Kim Hae-il.

The vast ocean was the only way he could describe this person.

He was not an existence that could be contained in this human world.

He was something bigger.

That was what brought a question to Sima Pyeong’s mind.

‘Is he really someone from the Imperial family?’

The rumors that young master Kim Hae-il was a member of the Imperial family…

The story that he was associated with them…

The talk about how he was an elder relative of the Emperor…

“…That does not seem to be the case.”

There were things he learned little by little while being by that person’s side.

Of course, these were things that only Sima Pyeong, Zhuge Mi Ryeo, and the Heavenly Demon, the ones who had been by young master Kim and his people’s side on the battlefield, could feel, but…

‘They’re different.’

Kim Hae-il and his people…

For some reason, it felt as if they were not from the Central Plains.

In that case, were they from a country outside the Central Plains?

‘…That does not seem to be the case either.’

Sima Pyeong observed the inside of his body.

He took a deep breath at the same time.

his master, the young black Dragon, had taught him

a

a power made from the

Mi Ryeo, Sima Pyeong could only arrive at one

‘Kim Hae-il.’

person

not from

“Also-”

the Emperor had come

“Is he leaving?”

Pyeong’s gaze

could be seen

such a

he could no

“Gon.”

“Yes, Coalition leader-nim.”

over should mean that they would

do something

“Excuse me?”

He closed the window.

Within the darkness outside…

were probably quite a lot of people having the same thought

commented to

our benefactor leave with

Demon Cult… Just as they

faction but we are the

thank his master for

will be

the same for the

is definitely not

“Mm.”

Saint let out

Mi Ryeo’s statement. The power of a person who could stop a large tsunami was not something that could be understood by the martial arts

it looks like he will be leaving

let our benefactor

her head in agreement

show our gratitude as best as we

“That’s right.”

nodded his head as if that was obvious before his gaze

“…However, this is bad.”

“That is correct.”

Mi Ryeo got

map of the entire Central Plains in this temporary office set up in Hainan for

Central Plains will be peaceful for a while

Elder Ho agreed.

large disaster that could have destroyed the whole Central Plains, so we will

while everybody is catching their breaths, we need

heads with serious expressions on their faces at Zhuge

Chief Advisor continued with a cold look on her

arrogant. We have

Saint clenched

faction has been overconfident.

say anything against

Cult. Furthermore, the Unorthodox faction has gotten stronger than anything we could have ever imagined.

clenched her eyes shut before opening

future of the Orthodox faction looked

is why we need to work like hell to get stronger. Otherwise, we will be swallowed

disagree with her. They all

Saint

have a plan for

“Yes sir.”

immediately answered as if she had been waiting for this

to fix this

the way for the Orthodox

discussions about how to renew the Orthodox faction continued deep

faction and

the two factions were busily

gathering of the Demon Cult’s major

on a wide

Tap.

glass on

spoke as if he

truly disappointing that you do not

Chhh.

empty glass

so many things that disappoint

the one to fill

Heavenly Demon smirked before emptying the

Tap.

down

“Are you guys leaving?”

“That’s right.”

“Tomorrow?”

“Probably.”

spend your time like this

Han did not answer that

Heavenly Demon chuckled and

came after getting

Han used silence to tell

Han had talked to Cale, who should be talking to the Emperor right now, ahead of time to come meet with the

if

why did you come to

if he knew that Choi Han was

This was the truth.

person, but he only cared for his

wish

“What is it?”

poured some alcohol in his own glass that had been empty this whole time.

know how you

Purification.

was the process Cale used to return jiangshis to

was the only person

Aipotu.

Han knew how that world was, he wanted to learn that method from the

if you were poisoned by that evil aura, that thing you guys call dead

of the dead mana in his body. He had completely gotten rid of it in his

to completely get rid of the dead mana in my smaller meridians, veins, and places like that. That would take

of meridians and countless numbers of blood

still left within them, which allowed the Heavenly Demon to put his own ki into young

nodded his head after hearing everything the Heavenly Demon had to say.

said I wanted to learn the way, not learn it with my

eyes

someone who

At least two

gotten permission. Cale had also said it was

least need to be as familiar with dead mana as I am and be skilled at

about those two

‘Hannah.’

a sword master who controlled her own power in

And the other person…

sword master whose skills were potentially just slightly under Choi Han’s level and a person who

‘Clopeh Sekka.’

Hannah and Clopeh Sekka.

two people would manage to learn the method the Heavenly Demon used to help Cale with the

Choi Han could come into contact with dead mana and learn it as

not my

path

should be okay for him to deliver this other path to someone

know

Clopeh Sekka be happy

thought about Clopeh Sekka who carried dead mana in his body like a tomb bomb before his expression

to normal after seeing the

pulled a book out of his pocket and handed it

“…What is this?”

“A treasure map.”

Choi Han an order when he told Choi

“What?”

to speak as the Heavenly Demon looked at him

of the

Plains was delivered to the Heavenly Demon

“…….”

Heavenly Demon

give this to you. He also told me to tell you

“…Why?”

come when he calls for