Chapter 322: Chapter 322

Jang Sam-tae’s face, as he stood huffing and puffing, was flushed red. In front of him sat Mae-hyang with an anxious face, and Jang Sam-tae, unable to contain his anger, had stood up from his seat.

“C-customer, we serve the best dishes…”

“Is this rice? It is rice cake, is it not? Is your mouth disabled?”

Jang Sam-tae was truly angry.

Although all kinds of dishes were in front of him, each of them only had a pretty shape and did not feel delicious at all. The rice was mushy like rice cake, and the food was also either extremely salty or extremely sweet.

Some had no taste at all. It was not simply a matter of whether it suited one’s taste, but there were dishes that had no taste itself.

Having devoted his passion to cooking in the Hunan Dan Family, Jang Sam-tae shouted with a flushed face, looking as if he could never accept it.

“Tell the innkeeper to come out!”

“W-wait, Young Hero Jang! Stop it, stop. It is embarrassing, so let us just go.”

“No, how can we just leave after this? I must say something!”

Mae-hyang’s face flushed crimson. She felt like she would go crazy because she could feel the gazes of the people around them.

Mae-hyang, who had harbored a fantasy that the two of them would eat at a place with a good atmosphere for the first time, bowed her head with a look ready to cry at any moment.

She could see people whispering here and there.

Could there be anything more embarrassing than this?

“Customer, wouldn’t it be a bit troublesome if you raised your voice in a place like this?”

At that moment, sturdy young men swarmed in.

Whether they were thugs who wielded some power in this inn or guards protecting the Myriad Gold Inn, their presence alone was not ordinary.

Jang Sam-tae frowned and glared at them.

“No, I paid to eat and I say it is not delicious, so what is troublesome?”

“Haha, isn’t it just that it does not suit your taste? Do not make a fuss here and first step over there…”

“Huh?”

The men led Jang Sam-tae to a quiet place. They reached out, grabbed Jang Sam-tae’s collar, and moved, which looked like they were dragging a person by force.

Mae-hyang clutched her head as she watched that.

Soon she went outside the inn with the sturdy men, and before even fifteen minutes had passed, Jang Sam-tae walked back inside while dusting off his clothes.

“What are these guys?”

There was not a single wound on his face. He just patted the dust off his clothes as he walked in, looking like a person who had experienced nothing.

The waiters were flustered.

Those who went out just now were thugs who wielded quite a bit of power in Yueyang. Just hearing their names would make ordinary people tremble, but not a single one of them returned.

Only then did they realize that this man was someone they could not handle.

“What on earth is this commotion!”

Rung…

Soon, a loud voice was heard.

Hearing the voice coming from the second floor of the inn, people raised their heads. There stood the innkeeper Chu Sang-baek, looking down with a frown.

Beside him, martial artists carrying swords were guarding him.

Jang Sam-tae looked up at him.

“Are you the innkeeper?”

“I am. And who are you?”

“If I may speak of myself, I am Jang Sam-tae, the servant and cook of the Hunan Dan Family!”

When the name of the Hunan Dan Family was mentioned, the innkeeper’s eyes flew wide open. Come to think of it, there was a similar fellow in the portraits his subordinates had brought.

But to reveal openly that he was a servant?

‘His head must be wrong.’

The innkeeper broke out in a cold sweat without realizing it.

Didn’t he even thump his chest as if being a servant was some great position?

Even the other people in the inn snickered.

“So, what complaint does the servant and cook of the Hunan Dan Family have to cause such a commotion?”

“You guys, do you serve this as food? No matter how I look at it, you only decorated it gorgeously, but the ingredients are cheap and it is not delicious! Are you selling this at such an absurd price?”

At Jang Sam-tae’s words, people’s eyes flew wide open.

Since taste was a matter of individual preference, there was nothing to be done about it. However, they were surprised at the remark about using cheap ingredients.

Because the food at the Myriad Gold Inn was expensive, they naturally thought they were using good ingredients.

However, the innkeeper sneered.

In any case, it was useless talk without any evidence.

No matter what was said, it was of no use.

“I do not know what you are talking about. It is troublesome if you make a groundless accusation. Even if the Golden Ring Inn’s business is bad because of us.”

“Huh? The Golden Ring Inn is originally not delicious except for the somyeon and the liquor.”

At Jang Sam-tae’s reply, several people burst into laughter.

No one did not know that the Golden Ring Inn belonged to the Hunan Dan Family, but since he said it with his own mouth, they wondered if Jang Sam-tae’s head was wrong.

“The reason there are many customers there is because the liquor is good and the price is cheap. Did you not even know that? Puhahaha!”

“…”

Chu Sang-baek stared at Jang Sam-tae with a look lost for words.

He let out a soft sigh and spoke.

“Further conversation seems meaningless. I will not accept the money, so would you please go back?”

At those words, Jang Sam-tae flinched and reacted.

Slowly raising his head, he grinned. Then, rummaging through his coin pouch, he thumped something onto the table.

It was an amount that would at most be ten copper coins.

“I pay the money and go! I still have a conscience, after all. But your food is only worth this much!”

Jang Sam-tae said so and pulled Mae-hyang.

Soon he stopped abruptly in front of the door and slowly turned his head. The expression of Chu Sang-baek, who had a completely flushed face, caught his eyes.

“Just watch! I will make sure you guys go bankrupt.”

Leaving those words behind, Jang Sam-tae quickly went out.

Crack!

At the same time, the railing Chu Sang-baek was holding onto burst. As his angry energy danced and swelled, even the long robe he was wearing fluttered wildly.

“What a bug-like bastard!”

Chu Sang-baek ground his teeth and frowned.

* * *

“You did a great job.”

Having returned home, Jang Sam-tae was face down on the floor with his head pressed down again.

Beside him was Zhuge Un as well, but unlike Jang Sam-tae who was already used to it, Zhuge Un seemed to find it quite difficult, groaning continuously.

Standing quietly between them was none other than Ma Jang-gang.

In one hand he held a large club, which was severely cracked in the middle, perhaps from being swung several times. He swung it toward Zhuge Un’s buttocks.

Crack!

“Argh!”

It broke with a tremendous sound.

Zhuge Un, who was struck, rolled on the ground and harbored tears. Since he had never been beaten by anyone except during his childhood, he found this situation extremely unfair and embarrassing.

Furthermore, seeing that his daughter did not even have sympathy in her gaze as she looked at him, he felt miserable for no reason.

“You spent time and money on useless things.”

“Haha, do not be so harsh. Un also tried to do something in his own way.”

Namgung Cheon laughed and shielded Zhuge Un. Although stepping forward without orders was definitely a mistake, he knew it was all for the Hunan Dan Family, so it was not a situation where he could only scold.

“Right, Zhuge Un is one thing… but Sam-tae, you bastard, what on earth did you do? You boasted that you would destroy that place?”

“No, Master, isn’t it insolent no matter how much I think about it? Those guys were looking down on cooking completely.”

Jang Sam-tae stood up abruptly, as if he was truly angry. At that moment, Ma Jang-gang swung the broken club and struck the back of Jang Sam-tae’s knees.

Whack!

“Argh!”

At that strong force, Jang Sam-tae sat down and shouted.

Although tears welled up, whether he intended not to bend this time, he endured the pain and glared at Dan Woo-hyun.

Was his resolve commendable?

Sa Do-hak, along with Namgung Cheon and Dan Woo-hyun, put on surprised expressions. It was because Jang Sam-tae had never shown such a side until now.

“Was it to that extent?”

“They covered cheap ingredients with strong scents. They even put in rotten meat. Those guys are not even qualified to sell food!”

Jang Sam-tae clutched his fists and shouted.

He even felt the determination to bring down those who acted contrary to the cooking spirit he possessed. The sight of Jang Sam-tae burning with rage was even quite amusing.

“I see. So, what do you want to do?”

“Yes?”

Dan Woo-hyun asked for Jang Sam-tae’s thoughts.

Since he boasted that he would ruin the Myriad Gold Inn, he thought he would have some method. However, Jang Sam-tae shut his mouth tightly.

“What do you want to do?”

“…Uh?”

What did he want to do?

Jang Sam-tae tilted his head.

“I want to make it go bankrupt…?”

“So how?”

Dan Woo-hyun’s expression was no different from before, but his eyes wavered.

As if he had heard nonsense, Dan Woo-hyun’s mood did not look good.

Jang Sam-tae nodded and spoke energetically.

“I want the master to go and capture all of them!”

“Hehehe,” he laughed and rubbed his palms.

It was Jang Sam-tae’s habit when he was in trouble or wanted to say something half-joking, half-serious.

The moment he saw that, Dan Woo-hyun smirked.

“I will give you a month.”

“Yes?”

“If you cannot make the Myriad Gold Inn go bankrupt within a month… I will bury you along with them.”

“…?!”

At the incoming words, Jang Sam-tae could not regain his senses.

He pinched his cheek to see if what he heard was indeed reality. The moment he felt the pain, he looked at Dan Woo-hyun once again. His smile was conveyed deeply, enough to make his bones ache.

It was reality.

He turned his head quickly. It was a gaze asking for help.

However, not only Namgung Cheon, but even Sa Do-hak and Jeok Mu-seong averted their gazes and pretended to look elsewhere.

Realizing that no one could save him anymore, Jang Sam-tae swallowed his dry saliva and grabbed the hem of Zhuge Un’s trousers.

“D-didn’t it turn out this way because of this person? Why am I the only one dying?”

“Then I will bury you together.”

“Eek?!”

“Gasps…!”

At the single sentence that was as good as sincere, Zhuge Un, who was face down, collapsed and gasped. It was a sensation where Dan Woo-hyun’s cold gaze fiercely gouged his heart.

Zhuge Un broke out in a cold sweat.

“No, why am I…?”

“You made me do it!”

“You bastard! I only told you to eat a meal!”

“It is the same thing! You knew it would turn out like this, did you not?”

Since he had sent him knowing, Zhuge Un had nothing to say, but as a result, since he had never told him to cause such a commotion, he was rather confident.

However, even the fight between the two was meaningless to Dan Woo-hyun.

“It is one month. If you cannot do it within a month… I will bury you guys along with the Myriad Gold Inn.”

At the words heard once again, the faces of the two turned pale.

They had stirred up a hornet’s nest, but who knew it would be a giant hornet’s nest?

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