Episode 167:


    If you were going to use force, there was nothing wrong with this.


    This is a garden located within the grounds of the Namgung family.


    If you carelessly cause trouble, you could receive a harsh re.


    When an opportunity to hold someone ountable was created, being attacked preemptively would have been a good excuse to defend themselves.


    ‘If there were eyes watching, it would be the icing on the cake.’


    Just in case, I expanded my senses and took a quick look around, and there was a sign of being caught.


    It wasn’t that close, but if amotion broke out, they would have arrived here in no time.


    “Are you just calling me rude?”


    “Be polite! this person is……!”


    “Please go to the Simase family. “You don’t need to remind me of that.”


    “dare!”


    “Aren’t you misunderstanding something? I am a leader of the Murim Alliance. “Not Gasol of Samasega.”


    I provoked the guard with a provocative tone.


    A furrow was carved between the guard’s eyes.


    The moment he snorted and was about to raise his sword.


    “Stop! “You fool!”


    A curse came out of Sima Seju’s mouth.


    The guard frowned and shouted in protest.


    “But matriarch!”


    “Don’t fall for cheap provocations. To remind me of a ce. “Nothing good wille from fighting here.”


    “Didn’t this person tantly insult the head of the family!”


    Sima Shigezu’s eyes sank coldly.


    He tapped his palm with an iron wire and chanted lowly.


    “Are you going to make me repeat the same thing three times?”


    “……sorry.”


    The guard warrior withdrew his sword and stepped back with a puzzled expression.


    The face, which had been red with anger a moment ago, had now lost all color and turned white.


    I quenched my appetite with regret and left the ce, taking Damun with me.


    ‘Even if he is rotten, he is the head of a power. Even though you feel ufortable, you don’t lose your cool.’


    I didn’t think things would work out as easily as they did during Cheonwoo’s dojo.


    I tried to provoke the guard with an electric sound, but he was so frightened that he no longer responded.


    Damwoon, who was walking away with a sigh, called me out and looked back.


    He made eye contact with Sima Seju and spoke in a calm tone.


    “Sama, the head of the family.”


    “I would have told you to call me father.”


    “I tell you again, I have no intention of epting you as my parent.”


    “No matter what anyone says, you are my son. “Bloodline is not something you can deny even if you want to.”


    “I’ll stop talking about wasteful things here. Any more than this is just a waste of time.”


    “…….”


    “There is something I would like to tell the head of the family.”


    “Tell me.”


    “I took on Reporter Cheon’s legacy.”


    “…!”


    A look of astonishment appeared on Sima Seju’s face.


    Before Damun could react, he quietly turned his back and left the ce.


    As I was walking side by side, I nced back.


    Sima Shigezu’s face, stained with madness beyond greed, came into view.


    ‘The look in your eyes is scary.’


    I knew it instinctively.


    That he will do something of some sort sooner orter.


    After leaving the garden, I asked Damun what I was curious about.


    “Why did you say something about Reporter Cheon’s legacy?”


    “This is because it is an opponent that will never reveal any loopholes unless this level of precipitation is provided.”


    “Are you going to be okay?”


    “There won’t be any problems. “The Sima Shigeju I know is not a great person who would go around spreading stories about Qian Gija’s legacy to others.”


    “but. “If possible, you would want to monopolize rted knowledge without informing others.”


    “I threw the bait, so it won’t be long before the bitese.”


    “I guess I’ll have to get ready to fish it out.”


    I nced at Damun’s profile with a smile on my lips.


    It didn’t look much different from usual.


    ‘I thought you might have been intimidated by meeting your biological father for the first time in a long time, but it seems your worries were for nothing.’


    Damun said, scratching the back of his head.


    “There is one thing I want to make clear.”


    “Please speak.”


    “The subject of revenge must be Seonhye Dojang. “Not me or the branch leader.”


    “…….”


    “Strictly speaking, I do not have the right to punish the Sima family.”


    “I know what you want to say.”


    Damun’s words also had a point.


    The reason he decided to destroy the Sima family was because Seonhye Dojo wanted it.


    The one holding the de in her hand had to be Seonhye Dojang, who lost her parents due to Sima Seju.


    “But it would be okay to save up the power of the Simase family for the future.”


    “Do you have an idea?”


    “yes. “I hope the branch manager will help me with that.”


    * * *


    The feast has begun.


    Dozens of tables were set up in the spacious garden, and all kinds of mountain and sea delicacies were ced on them.


    Martial arts celebrities from all over came to enjoy food and drinks and exchange greetings.


    I walked around the banquet hall and got to know influential people.


    It was a rare opportunity to build connections.


    The elder of the Hwangbo family, the daughter of the Hebei Paeng family, the So family head of the Mo Yong family, etc.


    We created a foundation for contacting, sharing stories, and building friendships with a variety of people.


    Not everyone was kind to me.


    There were people who showed an extremely businesslike attitude, and there were people who reacted coldly because they disapproved of my poor background.


    There were even people who openly showed hostility.


    “Are you Yeon-woon?”


    “Yes, but who are you…”


    “Geumhwa-gun. “You’ve probably heard my name, right?”


    A pot-bellied middle-aged man wearing a golden silk robe introduced himself in an arrogant tone.


    I met his gaze with a slightly surprised expression.


    Geumhwa-gun.


    It was the name of the owner of Geumryong Sangdan.


    I never would have thought that the owner of the top would have personally participated in the feast.


    “You are the leader of the Golden Dragon Sangdan. “It is an honor to meet you.”


    Geumhwa-gun’s eyes narrowed.


    I felt a chill down my back as my eyes swept up and down.


    Even though he was not a person who had mastered the martial art of rising, the power that radiated from him was considerable.


    “He did something interesting.”


    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”


    “I don’t know what you were thinking in creating a wedge between the Geumryong Sangdan and the Namgung Family, but you will regret it.”


    “I think there is a misunderstanding. “I’ve never done anything like alienation…”


    “I have no intention of making rude puns.”


    Geumhwa-gun cut off the conversation in a cold tone.


    Did you feel an unusual atmosphere?


    The eyes of the people around me were focused on me and Geumhwa-gun.


    “Look forward to it. “The price for turning the Golden Dragon Company into an enemy will be high.”


    “…….”


    I ended up making a nk expression.


    I was momentarily speechless at the harsh words spoken to my face.


    ‘It wouldn’t be a story worth telling in a ce with so many people.’


    In some ways, he was a truly bold person.


    I even admired the confidence that showed no heed of the pouring gaze.


    It had been a long time since I had seen someone so openly hostile.


    I haven’t seen anyone treat me like this since the Heavenly Dragon’s fame spread throughout the central ins.


    ‘Well, it’s not unreasonable to be angry.’


    The n to take control of the Namgung family with the grandchild at the forefront was not only a failure, but was also in danger of losing arge customer base to Hwayang Sangdan.


    To him, I would have no choice but to look precious.


    “It seems I unintentionally hurt the feelings of the owner of the merchant. “I apologize.”


    “You know this won’t end with just an apology.”


    The owner of the Geumryong Sangdan was famous for his personality of not spouting false lies.


    If he wanted to, he could put pressure on me in a variety of ways.


    For example, making a deal with the upper echelons of the Murim Alliance to block my path to advancement.


    Geumryong Trading Company is arge tradingpany based in Honam and Gangseo.


    Of course, we have been doing business with the main branch of the Murim Alliance for a long time.


    I can guarantee that most of the major figures in the group must have received bribes from the Golden Dragon Company.


    ‘I’m so scared that I can’t live.’


    For some reason,ughter came out.


    I feel sorry for Geumhwa-gun, but as someone who knows the future, his threats did not feel scary at all.


    There are only about two years left until the Geumryong Sangdan copses in the aftermath of the great famine and epidemic disease.


    I had high hopes for whether the owner of Geumryong Sangdan would be able to shout at me like this at that time.


    For a while, I just stared at the back of Geumryong Sangdanju, who was leaving as if he had finished everything he had to say.


    I slowly turned my head when I felt a presence behind me.


    “I heard about it from the matriarch, but it’s surprising. “It is truly the state of flower scenery.”


    An old man with white hair approached me and spoke to me.


    I didn’t notice it, but before I knew it, there was a dark curtain surrounding me.


    ‘no way.’


    I opened my eyes wide and looked at the other person.


    The magnitude of the surprise was iparable to when the owner of the Golden Dragon Company introduced himself earlier.


    I felt like I knew the other person’s identity even without hearing an introduction.


    As an expert in flower painting, I use sophisticated techniques that even my senses could not immediately recognize, and I have the eye to recognize the state of this area at a nce.


    There was no way there were two people of this caliber in the Namgung family.


    ‘Sword King!’


    Sword King.


    An elder of the Namgung family.


    An absolute master who holds the first ce in the Ten Heavenly Emperors.


    He, who had not been seen outside for a long time, suddenly appeared in the banquet hall.


    I felt embarrassed.


    I never thought I woulde face to face with the Sword King.


    I knew that thest time he appeared on an official ship was ten years ago.


    Even though the 80th birthday banquet for the Taesang family was held, no one would have expected that the King of Swords would go on an outing outside the Presbyterian Hall.


    After clearing my throat once, I bowed my head politely.


    “My name is Yeon-woon, and I am the head of the Sacheon branch of the Murim League. “It is an honor to meet you, Senior Sword King.”


    “I don’t think there’s any need to introduce myself. “I’d like to talk to you separately for a moment. Would you mind moving?”


    “All right.”


    Whose request would you refuse?


    I left the banquet hall with the Sword King and headed to the training hall located on the outskirts of the inner circle.


    “This ce?”


    “It’s my personal training ground. “There is no better ce to have a quiet conversation.”


    “…I’m asking just in case, but I don’t think you’ll just tell me to pull out my sword.”


    “Why are you worried that someone might attack you for teaching you? You don’t have to worry about that. “I am not a person with so littlemon sense that I force a guest who has worked hard toe a long way to dance.”


    “…….”


    In an instant, the image of an old man with grey-white hair appeared in my mind.


    Suddenly, the Murim lord, Hwabaek Joo, became a person withoutmon sense.


    “I have something to ask about your monk.”


    “Are you talking about my recluse?”


    “Is it possible that your recluse was Cheonreimun?”


    “…How did you know that?”


    “Judging by the reaction, it seems to be correct. There is no need to look at it with such wary eyes. “The reason I know about the Thunder Gate is because I have some acquaintance with your teacher.”


    A burst ofughter came out.


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