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.

that thing called mana that his master, the young black

a method

made from the laws of a different

Sima Pyeong could only arrive

‘Kim Hae-il.’

a person from a

was not

“Also-”

the Emperor had come

“Is he leaving?”

gaze

could be seen

such a strong person was

he could no longer

“Gon.”

“Yes, Coalition leader-nim.”

the Emperor rushed over should mean that they would

something

“Excuse me?”

He closed the window.

Within the darkness outside…

people having the same thought as him. He needed to

nonchalantly commented to the confused

can’t let our benefactor leave

Just as they

faction but we are the best when it comes

to thank

will be

same for the other

definitely not a person

“Mm.”

let out a

person who could stop a large tsunami was

looks like he will

our benefactor just leave

head in agreement to

need to show our gratitude as

“That’s right.”

head as if that was

“…However, this is bad.”

“That is correct.”

Ryeo got

in this temporary office set up in Hainan

be peaceful for a while once young

Elder Ho agreed.

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

while everybody is catching their breaths, we need to run like

expressions on their faces at Zhuge Mi

a

were arrogant. We have been too

Saint clenched his

has been overconfident. We thought ourselves to be

say anything against

the Unorthodox faction has gotten stronger than anything we could have ever imagined. As for their Coalition leader, he has become the disciple of the

Mi Ryeo clenched her eyes shut before

the

like hell to

to disagree with her. They all

Saint

have a plan

“Yes sir.”

immediately answered as if she had

we need to fix this arrogant

soon explained the way for the Orthodox faction

about how to renew the

Orthodox faction and the Unorthodox

factions were

the Demon Cult’s major figures

on a wide

Tap.

placed an empty alcohol glass on a table on top of a

then spoke as

truly disappointing that you do not

Chhh.

glass was

many things

the one to

before emptying the glass once

Tap.

his glass down again and nonchalantly

“Are you guys leaving?”

“That’s right.”

“Tomorrow?”

“Probably.”

spend your time like this

Han did not

and figured

guess you came after

Han used silence to

to Cale, who should be talking to the Emperor right now, ahead

as if

did you come

was as if he knew that Choi Han was not

This was the truth.

like an affectionate person, but

wish to learn from

“What is it?”

empty this whole time. He then emptied it into his mouth in

to know how you handled dead

Purification.

Cale used to return jiangshis to their

the Heavenly Demon was the only person who would work with Cale and

Aipotu.

to learn that method from the Heavenly Demon in order

you were poisoned

Demon had pushed out the majority of the dead mana in his body. He had completely gotten rid of it

dead mana in my smaller meridians, veins, and places

body had hundreds of meridians

Heavenly Demon to put his own ki into young master Kim’s power to

the Heavenly

to learn the way, not learn it with

Demon’s eyes finally

there someone who

least two

had shared this thought to Cale and had gotten permission. Cale had also said it was a

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

thought about

‘Hannah.’

master who controlled her own power in addition

And the other person…

Han’s level

‘Clopeh Sekka.’

Hannah and Clopeh Sekka.

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

could come into contact with dead mana and learn it as well,

is not

was different from the path

him to deliver this other

don’t know about

Clopeh Sekka be happy

mana in his

returned to normal after seeing the confused look

a book out of his pocket and handed

“…What is this?”

“A treasure map.”

Choi Han an order when he told

“What?”

speak as the Heavenly

the location of the Peerless God

Cale basically ripped out of Central Plains

“…….”

Heavenly Demon

He also told

“…Why?”

said a day might come when he calls