Episode 240:


    After taking a night’s rest.


    I left the Hongwon family home alone and immediately started moving to find the sacred item.


    The priority was gathering information.


    The location of the shrine was indicated on the grocery map, but there was one problem.


    The ce is currently under the management of Sangsalmun (祥殺門).


    Therefore, first of all, there was a need to understand the approximate situation in Guangxi through Hao Wen.


    As I walked around the streets with a jade que symbolizing Hao Wen’s customer attached to my sword, a man in shabby clothes followed me quietly.


    After checking the contents of the note the man handed me, I turned around and headed to a nearby guesthouse.


    A middle-aged woman who was sweeping the front yard of her guesthouse with a broom found me and spoke to me in a friendly way.


    “wee!”


    I didn’t miss the moment when the woman’s eyes turned to my waist.


    I knew it intuitively.


    That she is also Hao Mun Tao.


    “Pleasee this way.”


    Even though I didn’t ask for it, the woman led me to a room on this floor.


    As I was sitting at the table waiting, the head of the Guilin branch, Hao Wen, appeared.


    “I meet a noble person.”


    He was a young man who must have just passed the age of two.


    His attire was oddly shy, but he gave off a strong feeling of being a pir of the red-light district rather than a young man from a rich family.


    “I have a few requests for you.”


    “Please speak.”


    I obtained the necessary information and requested surveince of the Iron Blood Demon Army.


    Afterpleting all errands.


    After leaving the guesthouse with the jade tablet in my arms, I returned to the Hongwon family home and gathered my thoughts.


    ‘That’s a pain in the ass.’


    Currently, the Guangxi Wulin was divided into two, engaged in a fierce battle for control.


    Sangsalmun Gate in Namnyeong (南寧).


    Gyerim’s Hongwon family and the Guangxi branch of the Murim League.


    The Sangsalmun was a truly apostolic school, like the Cheonghyeoldomun in Gwiju.


    Not only did it have several outstanding masters, but it also had a tradition of over a hundred years.


    Arge sect that everyone recognizes as a prestigious sect.


    The master of the gate, Gwibaekjo (鬼魄爪), was a strong man who would have been one of the greatest masters in the world if he had been a Baekdo figure. He was an expert in the art of flower painting.


    ‘The shrine is located in the middle of a street in Namnyeong managed by Sangsalmun’s disciples.’


    It was not for any other reason that the information about Bidong was leaked while the Hebei Paengga in the past life was searching for a sacred object.


    That’s because the sacred object was hidden in the Sado n’s sphere of influence, and various problems arose in the process of finding it.


    ‘You must not follow the same steps as your previous life.’


    Care had to be taken not to make noise during the process of obtaining the new object.


    In the worst case, there could have been a fight on a massive scale like in the previous life.


    ‘It was a good thing I sat down as an empty guest in the Hongwon family. Thanks to this, the range of actions that can be taken has expanded.’


    First, I nned to find a peaceful solution.


    One way would be to help the Guangxi branch and take down the Shangsal Gate, but I had no choice but to be reluctant as that method would require a long time.


    In the first ce, the premise that if you destroy Sangsalmun, you will be able to easily obtain sacred items, was wrong.


    What you need to be most careful about is not the Sangsalmun Gate but the gaze of those around you.


    ‘The situation in Guangxi is not that bad, unlike Guizhoust year. This is not a structure in which the Sangsalmun side unterally holds the upper hand. At least it is safe to say that the bnce will not be disrupted in the short term.’


    The Guangxi martial arts union, centered around the Meng branch and the Hongyuan family, was strong.


    It was different from the martial arts alliance in Gwiju, which was helplessly pushed back by the advance of the Cheonghyeoldomun.


    The world’s assessment was that the Sangsalmun’s reckless expansion of territory was being suppressed quite well.


    ‘First, contact Sangsalmun through the Hongwon family. And…’


    It was a time when I was walking along with various thoughts in mind.


    A loud voice prated my ears.


    “Are you by any chance Soun?”


    * * *


    “……?”


    I looked to the side with a puzzled expression and saw an old man with a sturdy physique staring at me.


    The old man’s appearance was familiar to my eyes.


    I stopped in ce with a surprised expression and opened my mouth.


    “Commissioner Wang?”


    “haha! “It was really Soun!”


    Wang Chun-seong.


    Themander-in-chief of the Manjang family.


    A person who served me as an assistant in the past when I had no power yet.


    I met an old friend again in an unexpected ce.


    I said hello to him, pretending to be happy.


    “Long time no see.”


    “It’s been a while. How have you been?”


    “yes.”


    “I’m just asking, just in case. Are you referring to the Sacheon Branch Manager, of whom there are many rumors?”


    “That’s right.”


    “It was true. “I was hesitant because I had no basis to make a judgment, other than the fact that he possessed outstanding martial arts skills simr to that of the same name.”


    Secretary Wang speaks with a very excited expression.


    Thest time I saw him was already six years ago.


    Before leaving the Manjang family and heading to Sacheon, I could still vividly recall in my mind the memory of making a bet with him and extracting a lot of money.


    ‘But…’


    I wondered why he was in Gyerim and not at Sega, where he worked.


    As I stared at him quietly, I soon understood the situation and nodded.


    ‘Right.’


    When I think about it, I didn’t even know it was natural.


    The area where Wanzhangshi is located is Haji (河池), Guangxi Province.


    Manjangse must have also felt threatened by Sangsalmun’s movements.


    ‘It makes sense to think that Manjangsega, concerned about the future of Sega, led his family’s warriors to join the alliance.’


    Commissioner Wang, who was sweeping me up and down with a happy expression, said, ‘Big!’ He cleared his throat.


    Then he narrowed his eyes and asked in a cautious tone.


    “Do you feel ufortable about me?”


    “yes? “What do you mean by that?”


    “Haven’t you be a high person now?”


    I shook my head with a smile and a ‘pick’.


    I asked what he was talking about.


    His unique, sly personality still remained.


    “but. “It must be unpleasant to see a man who is serving as a general in a martial arts family in a remote rural area treat him like an adult and treat him like an adult.”


    “I don’t care. Please treat me asfortably as before.”


    “no. How could a small person do that? To the Heavenly Dragon Grand Association, which is famous throughout the central ins…”


    “Just stop there. “Before I really act like a superior.”


    “Of course.”


    Secretary Wang, who let out a chuckle, groaned and stretched.


    Then he asked me in a soft voice.


    “Have you eaten?”


    “I haven’t done it yet.”


    “Then why don’t we eat together? “I will pay for the food.”


    “great.”


    I nodded without any hesitation.


    When I had the opportunity to eat for free, there was no reason to kick it.


    Minister Wang guided me to a nearby winery.


    Seeing how skillfully he found his way around, it seemed like he had been staying in Namnyeong for quite some time.


    “Are you drinking in broad daylight?”


    “It’s been a while since I met a familiar face, so why should I drink alcohol at a time like this?”


    “Can you handle it?”


    “What do you mean?”


    “You know my appetite, don’t you? “If I were to eat and drink as much as I wanted in this luxurious base, your purse would be empty in no time.”


    “……do not worry. “I’m not so poor that I can barely eat one meal.”


    For a moment, the face of Peng Kun-hu, who I met at Meng’s headquarters, ovepped with that of Commander Wang.


    Although he was bragging with his words, his anxious feelings were clearly visible through his eyes.


    ‘That’s fun.’


    A somewhat mischievous feeling reared its head.


    Guided by Jeomsoy, I sat down at the window seat and muttered to myself as I ordered arge amount of alcohol and food.


    ‘Should I eat enough to bend the old man’s spine?’


    * * *


    The meal was satisfactory.


    After finishing all the food on the table, I drank some strong wine and watched Commander Wang’s thoughts.


    “…….”


    Looking up at the ceiling with a nk expression, it felt like I was seeing someone whose soul had gone out.


    Laughter suddenly burst out.


    ‘Anyway, was this a bit harsh?’


    I got up under the pretext of going to the side room, avoided the gaze of Minister Wang, and called Jeomsoi to do the math.


    Then, as if nothing had happened, he returned to the table and patted Secretary Wang on the shoulder.


    “Commander.”


    “…….”


    “Please stand up now. “Shouldn’t we go back soon?”


    “……okay. “You have to wake up.”


    He lifted himself up with difficulty, holding on to the edge of the table, and took out the wallet from his pocket with trembling hands.


    Are you probably picturing your wife’s angry face in your mind right now?


    “Whoa.”


    Secretary Wang, who had been standing still like a stone statue, finally took a step.


    I approached Jeomsoi and exchanged a few words before he narrowed his eyes and looked back at me.


    “What are you doing?”


    Secretary Wang asks, arching his eyebrows in an inverted shape.


    I shrugged my shoulders slyly and responded.


    “Now that I think about it, I made the calction on the way back from the office.”


    “Didn’t I say I would buy it?”


    “It’s already happened, so what can we do? “If this happens, I will consider it as repaying what I owed in the past.”


    “You turned into a snake while I didn’t see you.”


    “I will get the food that the Commander-in-Chief buys next time.”


    “That really embarrasses people. “It doesn’t make sense for an elder to have respect.”


    Secretary Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head.


    “There is a lodging nearby where Sega’s family members stay. Would you like to stop by? “It’s been a while since I saw the faces of people from my hometown.”


    “no. “I have work to do, so I’ll just head back now.”


    “okay. “It’s not like I can take away the time of the Sacheon branch manager, who has a lot of construction work to do.”


    Here we go again.


    I frowned and muttered to myself.


    As I got older, I only seemed to be more persistent.


    Secretary Wang, smiling and wiping his goatee, said goodbye to me.


    I nced at his back as he walked away and quietly turned around.


    ‘……wait.’


    At that time, a thought passed through my mind.


    The patriarch of the Manjang family, didn’t you say that the previous head of the family was from Namnyeong?


    ‘I was wondering under what pretext I should contact Sangsalmun and ask for their cooperation.’


    Just then, a good excuse came rolling in.


    A n was formed in my head.


    After gathering all my thoughts, I opened my guard and followed after Commander Wang.


    Was he surprised by the sudden presence behind him?


    Minister Wang widened the distance between me and me by jumping aroundically.


    He quickly turned around and screamed.


    “You were surprised!”


    “I changed my mind.”


    “……?”


    “As the Commander-in-Chief said, I would like to go and see the faces of the people in the neighborhood.”


    “Didn’t you say you were busy?”


    “Now that I think about it, I feel like I have some time left.”


    “…What are you nning?”


    “Why do you think I have a n?”


    “I know that you are not the type of person to change a decision without a reason.”


    Secretary Wang speaks as if he were affirming.


    Perhaps because he was someone who had been watching me for years, he seemed like a ghost.


    “It seems like you have noticed, so I will tell you frankly. There is one thing I would like to ask of Manjangse.”


    “ask?”