Chapter 110: Chapter 110

Sa Do-hak scratched his head.

Because the fellow who was the leader had died, nothing came out. Although it was certain someone was behind them, there was no one who knew who he was or where he was.

“Their hiding is too excellent. If you hadn’t killed only that leader guy, it wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

“Haha, if you had subdued them properly first, they wouldn’t have committed the folly of approaching me.”

Sa Do-hak swallowed a groan.

That was also true.

While playing around, those fellows rushed at Dan Woo-hyun to live, without even knowing that they had boarded a carriage heading to hell.

It became a somewhat difficult situation to say who was at fault.

“In this case, is it impossible to capture the backer?”

“It must be so.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s words, Sa Do-hak readily agreed.

He had traveled a long path to capture the backer. Of course, rather than the desire to help Namgung Cheon, the aspect of wanting to reconfirm Dan Woo-hyun’s skills was strong, so it did not matter much to him.

However, since the situation ended up like this, it felt uncomfortable.

“That aside, was your reunion good?”

“Hahaha. A reunion? I just paid my respects and came back.”

“Hmm, seeing that state, you must have said all you wanted to say.”

Sa Do-hak smirked.

Although he did not try to show it, his voice and eyes became better than before. Although the collapse of the Namgung Family was a regrettable thing, he seemed to have a somewhat lighter heart at having saved his family.

“Then it seems our business here is finished.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s words, the two nodded.

Although they traveled a long distance for only a few days at most, the goal was achieved. Of course, if they had captured the backer, they would have returned with a more relieved heart, but since it was impossible, it was better to give up quickly.

Since it would be better than wasting time in vain.

Having such thoughts, Namgung Cheon paused and opened his mouth.

“I am sorry, but there is one place…… I would like to visit, will it be alright?”

His gaze was directed toward Dan Woo-hyun.

The one leading this group was strictly Dan Woo-hyun. Although his age was much younger, his position was not to be ignored.

Dan Woo-hyun asked with a puzzled expression.

“Where?”

“Henan.”

“……Are you telling me to enter the enemy’s headquarters now?”

Sa Do-hak snorted absurdly.

He was the leader of the Demonic Cult called the Demonic Emperor. For such a person to enter Henan where the Martial Alliance was located was truly equivalent to penetrating deep into the enemy’s main camp.

It might easily provide a pretext for an Orthodox-Demonic War.

“You may return now. And if the Manor Lord does not go, I intend to fold cleanly.”

“It seems you want to meet the Alliance Leader.”

“……That is so.”

This current situation.

Namgung Cheon could not understand it at all.

Setting aside the collapse of the Namgung Family, since if the opponent’s ability was superior to the family’s ability, and they structured their strategy well including cannonballs, even the Namgung Family would have no choice but to collapse.

However, that the Martial Alliance did not step forward carried great meaning.

In the end, the Martial Alliance would not be able to shake off the suspicion that they abandoned the Namgung Family, which had served as the pillar of the Orthodox Faction for a long time. That was the most curious matter.

The current Alliance Leader was none other than Murong Hyeok-mun.

Why did he, who was like an old friend, not step forward immediately? Questions followed one after another, tangling his head even more.

“Henan…… It is said that the Thousand-Year Shaolin is there, right?”

“Of course. Have you not been there?”

“I went there a long time ago.”

Dan Woo-hyun smirked.

He wore a pleasant expression as he recalled a rascal monk in his mind.

“Not bad. Returning just like that would have been no fun. It is also fine to sightsee Henan after a long time.”

“Thank you! Thank you truly.”

Namgung Cheon felt like bowing his head. Since the so blunt Dan Woo-hyun stepped forward like this to help, how could his heart not be touched?

It was to the extent of wondering if the current himself would exist without him.

He was receiving that much help.

Even though traveling a long distance while bringing a young child was by no means an easy thing, he felt a deep gratitude for entering Henan again from here.

“Then, although it is late, let us rest. Since there will be things to organize.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s words, the two nodded.

Now, what remained was to return to the inn and lie down on the beds.

“Pant…… pant……”

Meanwhile, at that time.

Namgung So-hye was parting the bushes with a desolate appearance.

Although there were no more people following behind, considering that she had been unable to eat, drink, or even sleep properly in the meantime, it was a situation where she should naturally collapse and never move again.

However, she endured.

She endured and endured solely with the single will to live.

She seemed to possess only a strong will to rebuild the Namgung Family once again without fail.

“I am…… almost there……”

Soon, she parted the last remaining bushes and looked at the scenery before her. Yet, unable to hide her surprise at the strangely changed sight, she gasped.

“Huh……? Uh?”

She let out a groan and thought.

There surely had to be a manor.

No, the manor is definitely there.

However, the feeling was entirely different from the manor she had seen.

The manor she had seen in the past was wide but not very splendid. However, the manor in front of her eyes now was extremely wide and even splendid.

From the walls standing outside to the buildings inside.

Although it was not to the extent of saying that the imperial palace had been moved, its brightness went too far to be called an ordinary manor.

She thought that perhaps she had come to the wrong place.

Jumping up and down to look over the wall, she saw that the pine tree she had seen in the past was openly inside.

Looking at that alone, there was no mistake.

Here was Dan So-mi’s house.

Furthermore, look here.

Wasn’t Hunan Dan Family written in a handwriting that was somehow familiar to the extreme.

“Uh?”

Namgung So-hye tilted her head and held her brow.

Was she seeing an illusion because a lot of time had passed without eating or sleeping?

This building now was absolutely not at a level that could be built in just one or two months. Nevertheless, its appearance of standing openly was as if telling her that such a building existed from the beginning.

Wasn’t it a thing that would make ghosts wail?

She knocked on the main gate with a trembling gaze.

Because of the thought that perhaps Dan Woo-hyun had moved to another place. However, no matter how many times she knocked, there was no reply inside.

As she pushed the door slightly, the interior scenery was revealed with a creak.

“No…… one is here?”

There was no one inside.

Exhaling to compose her breath, she went inside cautiously.

She wondered what if Dan Woo-hyun had really gone elsewhere and an unknown person was living here, but from her current standpoint, there was no place she could go.

Taking a step, she entered the manor.

Entering the large yard, she swallowed her saliva.

Roll, roll.

Although she rolled her large eyes several times to examine the surroundings, no traces of someone living here recently were visible. The house seemed to have been vacant for at least ten days.

“No…… I think this is the right place…… Hey! Is anyone here?”

Namgung So-hye checked here and there while shouting loudly yet cautiously. In doing so, there was something she gradually began to be certain of, which was none other than that this place was indeed Dan So-mi and Dan Woo-hyun’s house.

Items she had seen when living in the manor last time were scattered here and there.

Also, the kitchen was full of Jang Sam-tae’s traces.

To think that they had gone elsewhere, those traces were too identical.

She let out a sigh of relief.

Growl.

Was it thanks to catching her breath?

She suddenly felt hungry.

Although many questions remained, such as why the manor had become like this and where the others had gone, her body was faithful to the survival instinct.

She went to the kitchen cautiously.

She checked various things to see if there was food, but as always, Jang Sam-tae made exactly the right amount of food and never left any.

Furthermore, since the house had been empty for a long time, there was no way any food remained.

“Ah…… what should I do?”

She thought that at this rate she might really have to scoop and eat dirt. Thinking up to that point, something suddenly flashed in Namgung So-hye’s mind.

She rushed outside and searched the rooms here and there.

Soon, she opened the door of a certain room and smiled brightly.

“It is here!”

Yes, it was there.

None other than a fishing rod.

Grasping it in her hand, Namgung So-hye giggled. Now, if only she had this, she could catch fish. To do that, first.

She had to dig the ground.

Because she had to catch earthworms.

She actively moved her body and began to dig the ground.

She lit a fire in her eyes to fill her empty stomach.

Namgung So-hye’s survival began.

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